Amination of 3‑Substituted Benzofuran-2(3H)‑ones Triggered by Single-Electron Transfer

Yang, Chen; Liu, Yang; Yang, Jin-Dong; Li, Yi-He; Li, Xin; Cheng, Jin-Pei

doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00163.s001

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Amination of 3‑Substituted Benzofuran-2(3H)‑ones Triggered by Single-Electron Transfer

journal contribution

posted on 2016-02-25, 00:00 authored by Chen Yang, Yang Liu, Jin-Dong Yang, Yi-He Li, Xin Li, Jin-Pei Cheng

An efficient amination reaction of 3-substituted benzofuran-2(3H)-ones promoted by cesium carbonate was developed. A putative mechanism involving a single-electron-transfer event was proposed, which represents a new reactivity for benzofuran-2(3H)-ones.