Issue 29, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Visible light-induced intramolecular cyclization reactions of diamines: a new strategy to construct tetrahydroimidazoles†

Jun Xuan,a   Ying Cheng,a   Jing An,a   Liang-Qiu Lu,a   Xiao-Xiao Zhanga  and  Wen-Jing Xiao*a  

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a Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430079, China
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Abstract

A new and efficient synthesis of highly substituted tetrahydroimidazole derivatives by means of visible light-induced intramolecular cyclization reactions has been described. This photoredox catalytic reaction exhibited high diastereoselectivity and afforded the desired products in good yields.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC12203G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Apr 2011
Accepted
09 Jun 2011
First published
23 Jun 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 8337-8339

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Visible light-induced intramolecular cyclization reactions of diamines: a new strategy to construct tetrahydroimidazoles

J. Xuan, Y. Cheng, J. An, L. Lu, X. Zhang and W. Xiao, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8337 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC12203G

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