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Table 3 Scope of Various Anilinesa
Funding Information
We thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.
21572094), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No.
LY18B020005, LQ18B020001), and the China National Students’ Inno-
vation and Entrepreneurship Training Program (No. 201710352005)
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MeCN, 80 °C, air, 8 h
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MeCN, 25 °C, air, 4 h
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for financial support.
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References and Notes
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76 (B)
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73 (A)
64 (B)
NH2
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4c
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4
77 (A)
72 (B)
NH2
H
N
4d
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5
85 (A)
78 (B)
H
N
NH2
O
F
4e
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5e
6
59 (A)c
55 (B)d
NH2
H
N
O
HO
4f
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O
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a Reaction conditions: Method A: 4a–e (0.5 mmol), 2a (3.0 equiv),
Cu(OAc)2·H2O (0.2 equiv), MeCN (3 mL), 80 °C, under air, 8 h; Method B:
4a–e (0.5 mmol), 2a (2.0 equiv), t-BuONO (0.2 equiv), MeCN (3 mL), r.t.,
under air, 4 h.
b Isolated yield.
c 2a (6.0 equiv).
d 2a (4.0 equiv).
O
O
S
O
– 2K+
2
S
2
S
(II)
O
SK
CuII
(I)
ArXH, K+
O
redox
catalysis
CuI
O
O2
+
S
SK
ArX
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O2
Scheme 1 Possible mechanism
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