Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic α-Oxygenation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Isoindolines Without External Photocatalysts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Entry | Base (Equiv) | Solvent | Time (h) | Yield (%) [b] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | DCM | 12 | 16 |
2 | DBU (0.2) | DCM | 12 | 50 |
3 | DBU (0.2) | THF | 12 | 71 |
4 | DBU (0.2) | EA | 24 | 61 |
5 | DBU (0.2) | CH3CN | 24 | 74 |
6 | DBU (0.2) | DMF | 24 | 65 |
7 | DBN (0.2) | CH3CN | 24 | 50 |
8 | TBD (0.2) | CH3CN | 24 | 46 |
9 | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 12 | 80 |
10 | DBU (1.0) | CH3CN | 12 | 78 |
11 [c] | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 48 | 85 |
12 [d] | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 12 | 0 |
13 [e] | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 12 | trace |
14 [f] | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 12 | 60 |
15 [g] | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 12 | trace |
16 [h] | DBU (0.5) | CH3CN | 24 | 95 |
Entry | Quencher (1 Equiv) | Yield (%) [b] |
---|---|---|
1 | TEMPO | 44 |
2 | BQ | 19 |
3 | CuCl2 | 10 |
4 | DABCO | 72 |
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Ye, T.; Li, Y.; Zhao, F.; Song, A.; Zhong, Z.; Tan, S.; Li, F. Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic α-Oxygenation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Isoindolines Without External Photocatalysts. Molecules 2025, 30, 743. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030743
Ye T, Li Y, Zhao F, Song A, Zhong Z, Tan S, Li F. Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic α-Oxygenation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Isoindolines Without External Photocatalysts. Molecules. 2025; 30(3):743. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030743
Chicago/Turabian StyleYe, Taiqiang, Yuzheng Li, Feng Zhao, Aorou Song, Zhaoxia Zhong, Shenpeng Tan, and Feng Li. 2025. "Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic α-Oxygenation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Isoindolines Without External Photocatalysts" Molecules 30, no. 3: 743. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030743
APA StyleYe, T., Li, Y., Zhao, F., Song, A., Zhong, Z., Tan, S., & Li, F. (2025). Visible-Light-Mediated Aerobic α-Oxygenation of Tetrahydroisoquinolines and Isoindolines Without External Photocatalysts. Molecules, 30(3), 743. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30030743