Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (11): 1921-1943.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(21)63850-0

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Photo-/electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones

Kai Suna,†, Fang Xiaob,†, Bing Yua,*(), Wei-Min Hec,#()   

  1. aGreen Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
    bXiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410078, Hunan, China
    cSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan, China
  • Received:2021-03-29 Revised:2021-03-29 Accepted:2021-05-13 Online:2021-11-18 Published:2021-08-22
  • Contact: Bing Yu,Wei-Min He
  • About author:#E-mail: weiminhe2016@yeah.net
    *E-mail: bingyu@zzu.edu.cn;
    First author contact:Contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province(202300410375);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21971224);Henan Postdoctoral Foundation(202003014);Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2019JJ40090)

Abstract:

The photo-/electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones has emerged as a promising and powerful approach for post-synthetic modification of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones. This review provides an overview of recent developments in photo-/electrocatalytic functionalization of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones including arylation, alkylation, fluoroalkylation, amination, phosphorylation, acylation, alkoxylation, thiolation, silylation, and annulation. The reaction scope and the related mechanism are also well discussed.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones, C-H functionalization