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An iodine-promoted one-pot cascade oxidative annulation reaction has been developed for the synthesis of chromone-fused-pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and indolizino[8,7-b]indoles from o-acetylphenoxyacrylates, tetrahydroisoquinolines, and noreleagnines. This process underwent a logical approach to both chromone-fused-pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinolines and chromone-fused-indolizino[8,7-b]indoles isolamellarin derivatives. Manipulations of l-menthol and dl-α-tocopherol demonstrate the applications of this strategy.

An oxidative sp3 C–H bond of methyl-azaheteroarenes protocol was reported for the synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles via [4 + 1] annulation with hydrazides. This protocol enables 1,3,4-oxadiazole and quinoline linked diheterocycles via selective oxidation of sp3 C–H bond of methyl-azaheteroarenes in the presence of I2-DMSO. The reaction has a broad substrate scope and good functional group tolerance for methyl-azaheteroarenes and hydrazides.