Synthesis
DOI: 10.1055/a-2723-2092
Paper

Cu(OAc)2/vasicine-catalyzed C-O coupling of 2-iodoanilides with MeOH

Authors

  • Wenxia Du

    1   School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China (Ringgold ID: RIN71240)
  • Meiling Li

    2   Department of Pharmaceutics, Gejiu City Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gejiu, China
  • Jinlong Xie

    3   School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China (Ringgold ID: RIN177554)
  • WenHong Suo

    3   School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China (Ringgold ID: RIN177554)
  • Zewei Mao

    3   School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China (Ringgold ID: RIN177554)
  • Yun Sun

    3   School of Chinese Materia Medica, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, China (Ringgold ID: RIN177554)

Supported by: Young and Middle-Aged Academic and Technological Leader of Yunnan 202405AC350042
Supported by: Kuang Haixue Expert Workstation of Yunnan Province 202305AF150029
Supported by: National Natural Science Foundation of China 82260830,82360842
Preview

The metal-catalyzed functionalization of o-haloanilides has become a hot topic. In present work, we have explored a practical Cu/vasicine-catalyzed Ullmann-type C-O coupling methodology of 2-iodoanilides with MeOH, which could regioselectively form 2-methoxylanilides.



Publication History

Received: 06 August 2025

Accepted after revision: 14 October 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
14 October 2025

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