1 Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510641, China.
2 Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou511436, China.
A visible-light photoredox-catalyzed reaction to access structurally diverse pyridoimidazoles has been developed. This transformation features intermolecular carboamination of N-sulfonylaminopyridiniums with a broad scope of alkynes.