Metal‐Free Cross‐Dehydrogenative Coupling of Heterocycles with Aldehydes

A range of heterocyclic compounds were synthesized by a novel, metal-free cross-dehydrogenative coupling between heterocycles and aldehydes under mild reaction conditions that are not sensitive to moisture. The products are formed smoothly and regioselectively at room temperature by a hypervalent iodine mediated transformation. This method has a broad substrate scope and was used in the highly efficient, one-step synthesis of natural products. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.