Ru-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Regioselective C8-H Arylation of Quinoline N-Oxides

J Org Chem. 2019 Oct 18;84(20):13150-13158. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01548. Epub 2019 Aug 1.

Abstract

Regioselective C-H functionalization on quinolines is of high interest to lead to value-added products. Herein, we describe the development of Ru-catalyzed deoxygenative regioselective C8 arylation of quinoline N-oxides with arylboronic esters. Mechanistic studies revealed that it proceeds in a tandem process of arylation and then deoxygenation, wherein both steps were found to be catalytic with the ruthenium species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't