The O 2 ‐mediated radical alkylation of azauracils via the autoxidation of alkylboronic acids was developed under mild reaction conditions. In this transformation, O 2 was employed as sole oxidant to access a variety of C6‐alkylated azauracils in yields up to 90% under catalyst‐free conditions. This reaction features with broad substrate scope, good functional group tolerance and easy operation.
Qu et al. (Tue,) studied this question.