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Synthesis of Alkylated Pyrimidines via Photoinduced Coupling Using Benzophenone as a Mediator
Shin Kamijo1, Kaori Kamijo1, Toshihiro Murafuji1
1Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University , Yamaguchi 753-8512, Japan.
Abstract:
The synthesis of alkylated pyrimidines was achieved via benzophenone-mediated photoinduced coupling between saturated heterocycles and sulfonylpyrimidines. The pyrimidine ring was selectively introduced at the nonacidic C(sp3)-H bond proximal to heteroatoms including oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. This is a coupling reaction mediated solely by photoexcited benzophenone, an organic molecule, without the aid of any metallic catalysts or reagents.
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