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Visible-Light-Mediated Radical Arylation of Anilines with Acceptor-Substituted (Hetero)aryl Halides
Leyre Marzo1, Shun Wang1, Burkhard König1
1Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensburg , D-93040 Regensburg, Germany.
Abstract:
A visible-light-mediated, catalyst-free, direct (hetero)arylation of anilines with mild reaction conditions has been developed. The formation of a donor-acceptor complex between electron-withdrawing substituted (hetero)aryl halides and anilines allows, under blue LED irradiation, the synthesis of ortho and para (hetero)arylated anilines in moderate to good yields. The reaction has a high functional group tolerance. Spectroscopic studies confirmed the donor-acceptor complex formation between aniline and aryl halide.
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