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Metal-Free C-H/C-H Coupling of 2H-Imidazole 1-Oxides with Polyphenols toward Imidazole-Linked Polyphenolic Compounds.

Timofey D MoseevEgor A NikiforovMikhail V VaraksinValery N CharushinOleg Nikolaevich Chupakhin
Published in: The Journal of organic chemistry (2021)
The methodology of nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen (SNH) was successfully applied as a convenient synthetic tool to afford azaheterocyclic derivatives of phenols of various architectures. A series of 26 novel imidazole-linked polyphenolic compounds were first prepared in 72-95% yields through the direct metal-free C-H/C-H coupling of polyphenols with 2H-imidazole 1-oxides. Comprehensive studies on the reaction condition optimization, scope, and limitations enabled the development of a straightforward method toward novel bifunctional derivatives bearing both phenolic and imidazole scaffolds of particular interest in the design of challenging molecules for versatile applications in medicinal chemistry and materials science.
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