Cu-Catalyzed Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Heteroaryl C(sp<sup>2</sup>)–H and Tertiary C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H Bonds for the Construction of All-Carbon Triaryl Quaternary Centers
A Cu-catalyzed protocol for cross-dehydrogenativecoupling of benzofuranones with quinolines, indoles, carbazoles, and thiophene, which furnishes highly functionalized 3,3-diaryl benzofuranones bearing a three aryl quaternary carbon center at the C3 position in good yields, has been developed. A radical mechanism is proposed.
Recyclable nickel-catalyzed C–H/O–H dual functionalization of phenols with mandelic acids for the synthesis of 3-aryl benzofuran-2(3<i>H</i>)-ones under solvent-free conditions
Cooperative catalysis: Green synthesis of 3-aryl benzofuran-2(3H)-ones under solvent-free conditions from phenols and mandelic acids using recyclable Ni(OTf)2 as a catalyst.
I<sub>2</sub>-Mediated Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling and Amidation of 3-Aryl Benzofuranones with Aryl Amines for the Synthesis of 3,3-Diaryl Indolin-2-ones
We have developed a protocol for efficient synthesis of indolin-2-ones from benzofuranones and arylamines using iodine as a mediator. A diverse range of benzofuranones and arylamines undergo cross-dehydrogenative coupling and amidation of 3-aryl benzofuranones for the cascade reaction to generate products in 24–93% yields. This reaction can be easily scaled-up to give an indolin-2-one in a gram scale
We have developed a transition-metal free protocol for efficient cross-dehydrogenative coupling of 3-aryl benzofuran-2(3H)-ones and toluenes/phenols using DTBP as an oxidant.