Photoinduced Construction of Thieno[3,4- c]quinolin-4(5 H)-ones/Selenopheno[3,4- c]quinolin-4(5 H)-ones Using Diphenyl Disulfide or Diphenyl Diselenide as Sulfur or Selenium Sources

J Org Chem. 2023 Jan 20;88(2):828-837. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01999. Epub 2022 Dec 28.

Abstract

A photocatalytic synthesis of thieno[3,4-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones/selenopheno[3,4-c]quinolin-4(5H)-ones using diphenyl disulfide or diphenyl diselenide as sulfur or selenium sources was developed. Two C-S/Se bonds and one C-C bond were constructed simultaneously without transition metals and other additives.