Visible light-mediated photocatalytic bromination of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines using CBr4 as bromine source

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397911.2019.1691738

The photocatalytic bromination of 2-arylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridines is described in this paper. This reaction uses the readily accessible and shelf-stable CBr₄ as a bromine source. This photocatalytic system is shown to serve as a convenient and pr