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Facile Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Acridines and Phenazines by a Rh(III)-Catalyzed Amination/Cyclization/Aromatization Cascade

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https://doi.org/10.1021/ja406131a
Abstract

We report formal [3 + 3] annulations of aromatic azides with aromatic imines and azobenzenes to give acridines and phenazines, respectively. These transformations proceed through a cascade process of Rh(III)-catalyzed amination followed by intramolecular electrophilic aromatic substitution and aromatization. Acridines can be directly prepared from aromatic aldehydes by in situ imine formation using catalytic benzylamine.

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