Visible-light-induced synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted quinolines from o-vinylaryl isocyanides and oxime esters

Org Biomol Chem. 2024 Feb 14;22(7):1458-1465. doi: 10.1039/d3ob02060f.

Abstract

A visible-light-induced radical cyclization reaction of o-vinylaryl isocyanides and oxime esters to access various 2,4-disubstituted quinolines was disclosed. Oxime esters were employed as acyl radical precursors via the carbon-carbon bond cleavage. It provided an effective way for the synthesis of 2-acyl-4-arlysubstituted quinolines under mild conditions and exhibited good functional group tolerance and substrate applicability.