A cobaloxime‐catalyzed acceptorless dehydrogenative cyclization of o‐teraryls was developed. In stark contrast to the established methods such as the Scholl or Mallory reactions, this method does not require any strong acids or oxidants, and shows high atom economy and a broad substrate scope. It operates at near room temperature with light as the source of energy. Acid‐ or oxidant‐sensitive functional
开发了
钴氧肟催化的邻-叔芳基的无受体
脱氢环化反应。与已建立的方法(例如Scholl或Mallory反应)形成鲜明对比的是,该方法不需要任何强酸或
氧化剂,并且显示出高原子经济性和广泛的底物范围。它在接近室温的温度下工作,以光为能源。可以耐受酸或
氧化剂敏感的官能团,例如4-
甲氧基苯基,未保护的
苄醇,甲
硅烷基醚和
噻吩基团。值得注意的是,具有吸电子基团的芳基与贫电子杂芳基(如
吡啶和
嘧啶)也可以反应。初步的机理研究表明,在反应过程中会释放出
氢气,并且光和
钴催化剂对于
脱氢步骤均很重要。