
J. Org. Chem.2021, 86, 5560−5567
General Procedure for the Synthesis of Deoxygenated α– Heteroaryl-Substituted Methanol Derivatives. To a mixture of α-heteroaryl-substituted methanol derivatives (1 equiv) in THF (2mL/100 mg) were added triphenylphosphine (1.2 equiv), imidazole(1.5 equiv), and I2 (1.2 equiv) at 25 °C under N2 protection. Then, the reaction mixture was stirred at the reflux temperature under N2 protection for 16 h. After cooling to room temperature, the mixture was diluted with water and extracted by EtOAc twice. The combined organic layers were dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by chromatography, Prep-TLC, or Prep-HPLC to afford the dehydroxyproduct.