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Green synthesis of 1,3-oxazines by visible light-promoted catalyst-free C–H activation/cyclization of tertiary amines

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To achieve the goal of green chemistry and sustainable development, catalyst-free reactions and use of naturally abundant resources are gaining importance. In last two decades, C–H functionalization has gained attention for the synthesis of organic molecules. Here, we report a catalyst-free cross-dehydrogenative coupling reaction promoted by visible light for the synthesis of 1,3-oxazines. When α-aminoalkylnaphthols/phenols, commonly known as Betti bases, are irradiated with white light-emitting diode (LED, 23 W) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent in an open reaction vessel at room temperature, cyclization takes place via α-C–H activation of tertiary amine moiety and forms a new C–O bond. Biologically important 1,3-oxazines are obtained in 58–85% yields. The various advantages of this methodology are (i) the reaction is catalyst-free, (ii) only aerial oxygen is needed as the oxidant, (iii) the reaction is visible light-promoted and (iv) a broad range of 1,3-oxazines are synthesized by varying the tertiary amine moiety or naphthols/phenols or the aryl substituent of the substrate Betti bases.

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Abbreviations

AcOH:

Acetic acid

BHT:

Butylated hydroxytoluene

CDC:

Cross-dehydrogenative coupling

CFL:

Compact fluorescent light

d :

Doublet

DDQ:

2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone

DMSO:

Dimethyl sulfoxide

DTBP:

Di-tert-butyl peroxide

ESI-HRMS:

Electrospray ionization–high-resolution mass spectrometry

equiv:

Equivalent

FT-IR:

Fourier transform infrared

Hz:

Hertz

IR:

Infrared

J :

Coupling constant

LC/MS:

Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

LED:

Light-emitting diode

m :

Multiplet

mg:

Milligram

MHz:

Mega Hertz

mmol:

Millimole

M.P.:

Melting point

MsOH:

Methanesulfonic acid

NIS:

N-Iodosuccinimide

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance

p-TsOH:

para-Toluenesulfonic acid

ppm:

Parts per million

Q-TOF:

Quadrupole time-of-flight

rt:

Room temperature

s :

Singlet

SET:

Single-electron transfer

SI:

Supporting Information

t :

Triplet

TBAI:

Tetra-n-butylammonium iodide

TBHP:

tert-Butyl hydroperoxide

TfOH:

Triflic acid

THIQ:

1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinoline

TLC:

Thin-layer chromatography

TMS:

Tetramethylsilane

UV:

Ultraviolet

W:

Watt

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Acknowledgements

B Shriya Saikia is thankful to the Department of Science & Technology (DST) for the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) fellowship (Sanction letter No. DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2019/IF-190236). Mohit L. Deb is thankful to the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India, for the financial support (Grant No. SB/FT/CS-073/2014).

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B Shriya Saikia had received fellowship from the Department of Science & Technology (DST) for carrying out her PhD, and Mohit L. Deb had received funding from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India.

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MLD and PKB conceptualized the project and BSS performed the experiments. The manuscript is written with the contribution of all the authors.

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Correspondence to Mohit L. Deb or Pranjal K. Baruah.

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Saikia, B.S., Deb, M.L. & Baruah, P.K. Green synthesis of 1,3-oxazines by visible light-promoted catalyst-free C–H activation/cyclization of tertiary amines. Environ Chem Lett 20, 109–118 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01308-6

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