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. 2018 Oct 10;10(1):293–309. doi: 10.1039/c8sc02920b

Table 6. Light-induced aerobic oxidation of secondary amine to imine, catalyzed by 2a or 2c a .

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Entry PS X/R Convn. b (%) Yield c (%)
1 2a H/Bn 100 92%
2 2c H/Bn 100 99%
3 2c Cl/tBu 100 99%
4 2c Br/tBu 100 99%
5 2c Me/tBu 100 96%
6 H/Bn <5% n.d. d

aReaction conditions: dibenzylamine (0.1 mmol) and catalyst (0.1 μmol) in MeCN (1.5 mL), O2 bubbling, xenon lamp (>400 nm).

bDetermined by 1H NMR analysis of the crude reaction mixture.

cDetermined by 1H NMR analysis using 1,1-diphenylethylene as an internal standard.

dn.d. = not determined.