Visible light-induced mono-bromination of arenes with BrCCl3

Jiali Fan, Qiancheng Wei, Ershu Zhu, Jing Gao, Xiamin Cheng, Yongna Lu, Teck Peng Loh

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Abstract

A highly efficient and regioselective bromination of electron-rich arenes and heteroarenes using commercially available BrCCl3as a “Br” source has been developed. The reaction was performed in air under mild conditions with photocatalyst Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O, avoiding the usage of strong acids and strong oxidants. Mono-brominated products were obtained with medium to excellent yields (up to 94%). This strategy has shown good compatibility and highpara-selectivity, which will facilitate the complicated synthesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5977-5980
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume57
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jun 2021

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