Visible-Light-Promoted Direct C3-H Cyanomethylation of 2-Indazoles

Overview

Journal ACS Omega

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2023 Apr 3

PMID 37008106

Authors

Xia Mi

Beibei Cui

Jinqing Song

Jingyu Zhang

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Abstract

The efficient visible-light-promoted cyanomethylation of 2-indazoles in the presence of Ir(ppy) as the photocatalyst and bromoacetonitrile as the cyanomethyl radical source was achieved under mild conditions, providing a series of C3-cyanomethylated derivatives in good yields.

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