文摘
Chloro-substituted phenothiazines and phenoxazines were successfully derivatized with phenylboronic and styrylboronic acids using Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by Pd(0)/XPhos for the first time in good yields. The protocol employed 4 mol% Pd and 7 mol% XPhos with K3PO4 in acetonitrile at 80°C. The reaction condition is compatible with carbonyl and unprotected N–H groups in substrates. Structural assignments were established by combined spectroscopic (UV, IR, 1H, and 13C NMR), MS, and elemental analytical data.