Nature Communications (May 2021)

Diversity-oriented functionalization of 2-pyridones and uracils

  • Yong Shang,
  • Chenggui Wu,
  • Qianwen Gao,
  • Chang Liu,
  • Lisha Li,
  • Xinping Zhang,
  • Hong-Gang Cheng,
  • Shanshan Liu,
  • Qianghui Zhou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23058-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Diversity-oriented synthesis of 2-pyridone and uracil derivatives is in urgent need in medicinal chemistry as they are useful pharmacophores. Here the authors show that palladium/norbornene cooperative catalysis enabled dual-functionalization of iodinated 2- pyridones and uracils.