title: Rhodium(iii)-catalyzed annulation of arenes with alkynes assisted by an internal oxidizing N-O bond.
abstract: Rh(iii)-catalyzed C-H activation of 3-aryl-dihydroisoxazoles in the coupling with diarylacetylenes has been developed under redox-neutral conditions. This reaction occurred under mild conditions with no by-product, and the N-O bond functions as an oxidizing directing group, leading to efficient synthesis of isoquinolines functionalized with a proximal secondary alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China. xwli@dicp.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Zisong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Guo-Dong
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Cheng-Ling
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xingwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li