Molecular Oxygen-Mediated Minisci-Type Radical Alkylation of Heteroarenes with Boronic Acids

Org Lett. 2017 Dec 15;19(24):6594-6597. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b03297. Epub 2017 Nov 29.

Abstract

The carbon-carbon bond formation via autoxidation of organoboronic acid using 1 atm of O2 is achieved in a simple, clean, and green fashion. The approach allows a technically facile and environmentally benign access to structurally diverse heteroaromatics with medicinally privileged scaffolds. The strategy also displays its practicality and sustainability in the resynthesis of marketed drugs Crestor and pyrimethamine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't