CBr 4 as a Mild Oxidant-Enabled Oxidation of a sp 3 C-H Bond: A Facile Synthesis of the Persistent Iminium Salts of Tetrahydroisoquinolines.

Using CBr 4 as a mild oxidant, the direct C-H bond oxidation of N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines was achieved, giving a series of the corresponding iminium salts in high yields under metal- and photo-free reaction conditions. This reaction is superior in high yields and good functional group tolerance, and the late-stage derivatization showed that these iminium salts can readily be applied to the synthesis of the functionalized THIQs.