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J Org Chem. 2017 May 19;82(10):5222-5229. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00480. Epub 2017 Apr 27.

Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclization of 2-Amino-azaarenes with Lignin Models: Synthesis of 3-Phenoxy Imidazo Heterocycles.

The Journal of organic chemistry

Jian Zhang, Xiunan Lu, Tingyan Li, Shanlu Wang, Guofu Zhong

Affiliations

  1. College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University , Hangzhou 310036, China.

PMID: 28429945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b00480

Abstract

A catalytic oxidative cyclization of 2-aminopyridines or 2-aminobenzothiazole with 2-phenoxyacetophenones (a kind of lignin platform compound) was developed, efficiently providing valuable 3-phenoxy imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines or 3-phenoxy benzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles. The reaction was realized under oxygen by simply using inexpensive CuI as the catalyst.

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