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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Photocatalytic Dehydrogenative Lactonization of 2-Arylbenzoic Acids

A metal-free dehydrogenative lactonization of 2-arylbenzoic acids at room temperature was developed. This work illustrates the first application of visible-light photoredox catalysis in the preparation of benzo-3,4-coumarins, an important structural motif in bioactive molecules. The combination of photocatalyst [Acr+-Mes] with (NH4)2S2O8 as a terminal oxidant provides an economical and environmentally benign entry to different substituted benzocoumarins. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that this reaction most likely occurs through a homolytic aromatic substitution pathway.

Pd-catalyzed C-H lactonization for expedient synthesis of biaryl lactones and total synthesis of cannabinol

A practical Pd(II)/Pd(IV)-catalyzed carboxyl-directed C-H activation/C-O cyclization to construct biaryl lactones has been developed. The synthetic utility of this new reaction was demonstrated in an atom-economical and operationally convenient total synthesis of the natural product cannabinol from commercially available starting materials, with the newly developed method used for two key steps.

General and practical carboxyl-group-directed remote C-H oxygenation reactions of arenes

Two methods for remote aromatic C-H oxygenation reactions, have been developed. Method1, the Cu-catalyzed oxygenation reaction, is highly efficient for cyclization of electron-neutral and electron-rich biaryl carboxylic acids into 3,4-benzocoumarins. Method2, the K2S2O 8-mediated oxygenation reaction, is more general and practical for cyclization of substrates with electron-donating and -withdrawing groups (see scheme). Copyright