Synthesis of Unsymmetrical 1,4-Dicarbonyl Compounds by Photocatalytic Oxidative Radical Additions
作者:Ya Dong、Ruining Li、Junliang Zhou、Zhankui Sun
DOI:10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02208
日期:2021.8.20
Herein we report a photocatalytic oxidative radical addition reaction for the synthesis of unsymmetrical 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds. This reaction utilizes a desulfurization process to generate electrophilic radicals, which add to α-halogenated alkenes and undergo further oxidation to deliver 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds. This mild and highly efficient method provides a valuable alternative to known strategies
Two highly reactive iodoalkenes (1-iodo-1-(2-naphthyl)ethene and 1-iodo-1-(1-naphthyl)ethene) were prepared from the corresponding acetonaphthone isomers via their hydrazones and used as substrates in palladium-catalysed carbonylations. Both iodoalkenyl substrates proved to be highly reactive in the presence of various N-nucleophiles and the corresponding N-substituted naphthylacrylamides were formed chemoselectively in nearly quantitative yields. High isolated yields (up to 93%) were achieved with all types of amines under mild reaction conditions. The alkoxycarbonylation of the above iodoalkenes resulted in esters of unexpectedly good isolated yields (up to 77%). (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.