Iodine-Mediated Pyridine Ring Expansion for the Construction of Azepines.

Org Lett

State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.

Published: March 2022

A synthesis of azepines by the expansion of pyridine rings promoted by iodine in air is reported. The scope of the method is demonstrated with 27 examples. Two iodinations are involved in the reaction, in which the second iodination leads to the opening of the six-membered ring.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00130DOI Listing

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