Communication No. IICT/Pubs./2018/080
Herein we report an unprecedented metal-free TBAI/TBHP mediated C–N bond formation via intramolecular cyclization of 2-(hydroxymethyl)benzamides to furnish N-substituted phthalimides in excellent yields.
Keywords
phthalimide - intramolecular cyclization - transition-metal free - C–N bond formation - oxidation