Chemical Communications · 2014 · 65 citations · 31 references
Natural SciencesChemistryInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryCross-coupling ReactionsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisOrganometallic SynthesisReaction MechanismsComplex Molecule SynthesisHeterocycle FunctionalizationManganese ChemistrySelective Bond Cleavage
Mn(III)-mediated reactions of 2-isocyanobiaryls with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds were described for the construction of 6-alkylated and 6-monofluoro-alkylated phenanthridines in moderate to good yields. The reaction involves formation of two new C-C bonds and one C-C bond cleavage.
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