Facile Synthesis of Z-Alkenes via Uphill Catalysis
摘要:
Catalytic access to thermodynamically less stable Z-alkenes has recently received considerable attention. These approaches have relied upon kinetic control of the reaction to arrive at the thermodynamically less stable geometrical isomer. Herein, we present an orthogonal approach which proceeds via photochemically catalyzed isomerization of the thermodynamic E-alkene to the less stable Z-isomer which occurs via a photochemical pumping mechanism. We consider two potential mechanisms. Importantly, the reaction conditions are mild, tolerant, and operationally simple and will be easily implemented.
visible photosensitizers for energytransfer to alkenes. On this basis, the E→Z photoisomerization reactions of alkenes with various functional groups under blue light irradiation were performed with moderate to high selectivity. The mechanistic studies suggested that the reactions involved energytransfer (EnT) from the photo-excited copper acetylide to the alkene via the singlet excited state.