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  • Zhang, Fang; Zhang, Song; Duan, Xin-Fang

    Organic letters, 2012-Nov-02, Volume: 14, Issue: 21
    Journal Article

    The unprecedented substitution of a nitro group with aryl or alkenyl groups of Grignard reagents affords 2-aryl or alkenylpyridine N-oxides in modest to high yields with high chemoselectivity. This protocol allows a simple and clean synthesis of various 2-substituted pyridine N-oxides and the corresponding pyridine derivatives. Furthermore, straightforward one-pot iterative functionality of pyridine N-oxides could also be achieved simply by successive applications of two Grignard reagents.