Mn(III)-mediated reactions of 2-isocyanobiaryls with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds were described for the construction of 6-alkylated and 6-monofluoro-alkylated phenanthridines in moderate to good yields. The reaction involves formation of two new C-C bonds and one C-C bond cleavage.
Jia-Jia Cao, Xiang Wang, Shun-Yi Wang, Shun-Jun Ji. Mn(III)-mediated reactions of 2-isocyanobiaryl with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds: efficient synthesis of 6-alkylated and 6-monofluoro-alkylated phenanthridines. Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 2014 Nov 4;50(85):12892-5
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