Synthesis 2019; 51(15): 2915-2922
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611762
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Synthesis of peri-Diarylated Naphthalimides via Double Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling Reaction

Kritchasorn Kantarod
,
Phiphob Naweephattana
,
Vichai Reutrakul
,
Manat Pohmakotr
,
Darunee Soorukram
,
,
Panida Surawatanawong
,
Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand   Email: pawaret.leo@mahidol.ac.th
› Author Affiliations
This work was supported by the Thailand Research Fund (MRG6080128), the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), the Office of the Higher Education Commission and Mahidol University under the National Research Universities Initiative, CNRS-PICS Program (PICS6663), and The Franco-Thai Cooperation Program in Higher Education and Research (PHC-Siam 2017) and the Faculty of Science, Mahidol University. The Science Achievement Scholarship of Thailand (SAST) is also gratefully acknowledged for financial support through student scholarships to K.K. and P.N.
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Publication History

Received: 07 January 2019

Accepted after revision: 14 February 2019

Publication Date:
03 April 2019 (online)


Abstract

A facile method for the synthesis of peri-diarylated naphthalimides was developed by using a palladium-catalyzed double decarboxylative cross-coupling reaction. The present work offers a convenient approach for tuning the optical properties of naphthalimide derivatives.

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