Light triggered addition/annulation of 2-isocyanobiphenyls toward 6-trifluoromethyl-phenanthridines under photocatalyst-free conditions?

RSC Advances Pub Date: 2015-09-04 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA16645D

Abstract

A photocatalyst-free, light promoted sequential radical addition/annulation of 2-isocyanobiphenyls to 6-trifluoromethyl phenanthridines is presented. Wide substrate scopes and scale-up experiment demonstrate the promising efficiency and utility of this strategy.

Graphical abstract: Light triggered addition/annulation of 2-isocyanobiphenyls toward 6-trifluoromethyl-phenanthridines under photocatalyst-free conditions
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