Acetalization Allows the Photoheterolysis of the Ar–Cl Bond in Chlorobenzaldehydes and Chloroacetophenones
摘要:
The nonaccessibility of phenyl cations by irradiation of electron poor aryl chlorides was circumvented by transforming the carbonyl group of aromatic ketones or aldehydes into the corresponding 1,3-dioxolanes and the carboxyl group of benzoate ester into an orthoester functionality. This transformation allowed the heterolytic photoactivation of the Ar-Cl bond in protic media and the generation of phenyl cations. In the presence of pi-bond nucleophiles, arylated products were obtained in good to excellent yields.
The nonaccessibility of phenyl cations by irradiation of electron poor aryl chlorides was circumvented by transforming the carbonyl group of aromatic ketones or aldehydes into the corresponding 1,3-dioxolanes and the carboxyl group of benzoate ester into an orthoester functionality. This transformation allowed the heterolytic photoactivation of the Ar-Cl bond in protic media and the generation of phenyl cations. In the presence of pi-bond nucleophiles, arylated products were obtained in good to excellent yields.