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A highly efficient synthesis of 3-formyl imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine, under Cu-catalyzed aerobic oxidative conditions and by utilizing ethyl tertiary amines as carbon sources, is disclosed. A novel activation mode of ethyl tertiary amines in which simultaneous selective cleavage of C-C bond and C-N bond of ethyl group with molecular oxygen as terminal oxidant in this one-pot protocol is reported for the first time. This reaction features broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance, as well as diversified and valuable products.

An unprecedented substituent-controlled chemoselective cleavage of C═C double bond or C(sp(2))-C(CO) bond along with aerobic phosphorylation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with H-phosphonates through a radical process has been disclosed. The current strategy provides an access to β-ketophosphonates under mild conditions with a wide substrate scope.

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An enantioselective intramolecular Wacker-type cyclization of 2-alkenyl-1,3-diketones catalyzed by a Pd(II)-SPRIX complex was developed. The reaction proceeded in a 6-endo-trig mode to give the desired chromene derivatives with moderate to good enantioselectivity. Isomerization of C-C double bonds via a pi-allyl Pd intermediate was involved as the key step.