A metal- and oxidizing-reagent-free anodic para-selective amination of anilines with phenothiazines

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Apr 9;55(30):4371-4374. doi: 10.1039/c9cc01332f.

Abstract

A highly para-selective amination of anilines with phenothiazines for producing various functionalized 10-aryl-10H-phenothiazines is reported. The oxidative amination reaction proceeds electrochemically at room temperature, thereby avoiding the use of metals and oxidizing reagents with excellent functional group tolerance and broad substrate scope.