Lu Zhang, Xin Huang, Shan Zhen, Jing Zhao, Heng Li, Bingxin Yuan and Guanyu Yang
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017,15, 6306-6309
DOI:
10.1039/C7OB01540B,
Communication
An efficient and versatile Pd-catalyzed tandem C–N bond formation between aryl halides and primary amines is developed. The transformation allows a one-pot synthesis of phenoxazine and phenothiazine derivatives with a broad range of substitution patterns from readily available precursors.