Pengcheng Qian, Jihu Su, Yukang Wang
Jun 2, 2017
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The Journal of organic chemistry
Abstract
2'-Aminoacetophenones undergo a C(sp3)-H oxidation followed by intramolecular C-N bond formation by virtue of a simple electrochemical oxidation in the presence of n-Bu4NI, providing various isatins with moderate to good yields. The reaction intermediates were detected, and a radical-based pathway was proposed.