摘要:
A new synthetic method of alpha-alkylidene-beta-lactam frameworks has been developed. Irradiation of carbamotelluroates 5 having a propargylic group at the nitrogen atom with visible light afforded alpha-telluromethylene-beta-lactams 6 by 4-exo-dig cyclization of carbamoyl radicals, generated by homolytic cleavage of carbamoyl carbon-tellurium bond of 5, with internal C-C triple bond. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations on cyclization step indicate that 4-exo-dig cyclization of carbamoyl radicals is kinetically favored. The existence of a rapid equilibrium between carbamoyl and four-membered vinyl radicals was Suggested by control experiments using the corresponding carbamoselenoate. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.