摘要

A method for the direct arylation of 5-iodouracil and 5-iodouridine was found to proceed in moderate yields. By irradiating mixtures of 5-iodouracil or 5-iodouridine and a series of five-membered heterocycles such as 1H-pyrrole, furan, 2-methylfuran, 1-methyl-1H-pyrrole, thiophene, as well as benzene in MeCN/H2O with a Hg lamp, 5-aryluracils and 5-aryluridines were synthesized. The reaction proceeded smoothly without the requirement of adding any transition metals or ligands.