Hydroxymethylation of 1,3-dimethyluracil and its derivatives induced by a photoredox system of EuIII/EuII in MeOH
Abstract
Irradiation of a methanol solution of EuCl3 and 1,3-dimethyluracil through a pyrex filter induced a regioselective hydroxymethylation with high efficiency, probably via an electron-transfer mechanism.