Exploring the ring-opening reactions of imidazo[1,5-a]quinolines for the synthesis of imides under photochemical conditions

• DOI: 10.1039/c9ob01227c
• Publication Date: 2019-06-21T14:34:19Z
• Authors: Ya Peng; Cheng-Tao Feng; Yu-Qing Li; Feng-Xiang Chen; Kun Xu
• Keywords: Eosin Y; Reaction conditions; Eosin

The photoredox ring-opening of imidazoquinolines was developed for the first time, which provides a direct route to imides.