文摘
A metal-free protocol for direct aryl-aldehyde Csp<sup>2sup>鈥揅sp<sup>2sup> bond formation via a PhI(OAc)<sub>2sub>-mediated intramolecular cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) of various 2-(N-arylamino)aldehydes was developed. The novel methodology requires no need of preactivation of the aldehyde group, is applicable to a large variety of functionalized substrates, and most of all provides a convenient approach to the construction of biologically important acridone derivatives.