title: Catalyst-Free Regioselective C-3 Thiocyanation of Imidazopyridines.
abstract: A direct and straightforward approach for highly regioselective thiocyanation of imidazoheterocycles through sp(2) C-H functionalization has been realized at room temperature. Various C-3 thiocyanated imidazopyridines are formed in moderate to good yield. The present method exhibits a mild and selective access to a variety of imidazopyridine derivatives of pharmacological interest.
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis and Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University , Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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