Visible-light-mediated aerobic Ritter-type C–H amination of diarylmethanes using DDQ/<i>tert</i>-butyl nitrite
Tianci Li, Jiangyu Yang, Xin Yin, Jinhua Shi, Qun Cao, Miaomiao Hu, Xiaowen Xu, Meichao Li, Zhenlu Shen
Abstract
A metal-free photocatalytic Ritter-type C–H amination of diarylmethanes using O 2 as an oxidant has been developed using a co-catalytic system of DDQ and TBN and offers a low cost, sustainable way to synthesise secondary amides under mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryAminationPhotocatalysisCatalysisRitter reactionNitriteOrganic chemistryNuclear chemistryNitrateSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesChemical Synthesis and Reactions