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C–H allylation of N-aryl-tetrahydroisoquinolines by merging photoredox catalysis with iodide catalysis

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A dual catalytic system, combing visible light photoredox catalysis and iodide catalysis, has been developed for the functionalization of inert C–H bonds. By doing so, radical allylation reactions of N-aryl-tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) were realized under extremely mild conditions, affording a wide variety of allyl-substituted THIQs in up to 78% yields.

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    Zhujia Feng, Tingting Zeng, Jun Xuan, Yunhang Liu, Liangqiu Lu & Wen-Jing Xiao

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Feng, Z., Zeng, T., Xuan, J. et al. C–H allylation of N-aryl-tetrahydroisoquinolines by merging photoredox catalysis with iodide catalysis. Sci. China Chem. 59, 171–174 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-015-5548-x

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Keywords

  • visible light photocatalysis
  • iodide catalysis
  • allylation
  • tetrahydroisoquinolines