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Transition Metal-Free Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Reaction of Coumarins with Acetonitrile or Acetone
Rongxing Zhang1, Shengzhou Jin1, Qian Liu1
1Department of Chemistry , Nanchang University , No. 999, Xuefu Road , Nanchang 330031 , P. R. China.
Abstract:
A transition metal-free cross-dehydrogenative coupling of coumarins with acetonitrile or acetone has been established. A series of coumarins were subjected to reaction with acetonitrile or acetone in the presence of tert-butyl benzoperoxoate and potassium fluoride for direct synthesis of 3-cyanomethyl (or acetomethyl) coumarins. The method exhibits good functional group tolerance, and desired products were obtained in moderate to good yields. Meanwhile, a radical pathway was proposed to describe the cross-dehydrogenative coupling of coumarins with acetonitrile.
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