Cu-catalyzed selective cascade sp3 C–H bond oxidative functionalization towards isoxazoline derivatives.

The first Cu-catalyzed cascade sp3 C–H bond oxidative functionalization of the 2-ethylazaarenes has been developed. The two different sp3 C–H bonds in 2-ethylazaarenes are selectively oxidized and four new types of bonds (C=O, C=N, C–C, C–O) are constructed in one operation. Starting from the simple substrates and cheap nitro source, this reaction provides an efficient approach to produce new kinds of isoxazolines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]