Efficient synthesis of biazoles by aerobic oxidative homocoupling of azoles catalyzed by a copper(i)/2-pyridonatecatalytic system†
Mingwen Zhu,Ryohei Yamaguchi
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 11/11/2011 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C1CC15363C
Abstract

A highly efficient and convenient CuCl/2-pyridonate catalytic system for oxidative homocoupling of azoles affording a biazole product has been developed. With this system, a variety of biazoles have been effectively synthesized in good to excellent yields in the presence of a very small amount of copper catalyst (1.0 mol%). It was feasible to employ air as a green oxidant.

Graphical abstract: Efficient synthesis of biazoles by aerobic oxidative homocoupling of azoles catalyzed by a copper(i)/2-pyridonate catalytic system