Expeditious Approach to Pyrrolophenanthridones, Phenanthridines, and Benzo [c] phenanthridines via Organocatalytic Direct Biaryl-Coupling Promoted by Potassium …

…, S Mishra, BN Kakde, D Dey, A Bisai

Index: De, Subhadip; Mishra, Sourabh; Kakde, Badrinath N.; Dey, Dhananjay; Bisai, Alakesh Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2013 , vol. 78, # 16 p. 7823 - 7844

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Abstract

A methodology involving a “transition metal-free” intramolecular biaryl-coupling of o-halo-N- arylbenzylamines has been developed in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide and an organic molecule as catalyst. The reaction appears to proceed through KO t Bu-promoted intramolecular homolytic aromatic substitution (HAS). Interestingly, this biaryl coupling also works in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide as sole promoter. On extending our ...