Benzophenothiazine and Its Cr(III)-Catalyzed Cross Dehydrogenative Couplings

Org Lett. 2020 Dec 4;22(23):9196-9198. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c03354. Epub 2020 Nov 16.

Abstract

In stark contrast to phenothiazines and their prevalence for cross-dehydrogenative amination reactions, benzophenothiazine has a pronounced preference for cross-dehydrogenative C-C bond-forming reactions. Moreover, the substrate is very versatile, leading to several new classes of C-C bond-forming reactions and many new oxidative coupling product architectures, including unprecedented indole fused paddlewheel-like structures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't