Visible light-promoted metal-free aerobic photooxidation of xanthenes, thioxanthenes and dihydroacridines in deep eutectic solvents

Benzylic systems such as 9H-xanthenes, 9H-thioxanthenes and 9,10-dihydroacridines can be easily oxidized to the corresponding xanthones, thioxanthones or acridones, respectively, in deep eutectic solvents by a visible blue light-promoted photooxidation procedure carried out using ambient air as oxid...

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Main Authors: Sarah-Jayne Burlingham, Alejandro Torregrosa-Chinillach, Diego A. Alonso, Rafael Chinchilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Tetrahedron Green Chem
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773223123000298
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Summary:Benzylic systems such as 9H-xanthenes, 9H-thioxanthenes and 9,10-dihydroacridines can be easily oxidized to the corresponding xanthones, thioxanthones or acridones, respectively, in deep eutectic solvents by a visible blue light-promoted photooxidation procedure carried out using ambient air as oxidant in the presence of riboflavin tetraacetate as a metal-free photocatalyst. The obtained yields are high or almost quantitative, and the reaction media can be recovered and reused. The environmental friendliness of the protocol is demonstrated based on several green metrics.
ISSN:2773-2231