An oxetane intermediate during a direct aldol reaction was trapped with an internal aryl group to yield trans-tetraline products. The contribution of the oxetane intermediate was confirmed by 18O-isotope labeling experiments.
has recently been generated from hypervalent iodine precursors via photoredox catalysis. Given the underexplored chemistry of carbyne, due to the paucity of carbyne sources, we are intrigued to discover a new source for this reactive species from classical reagents – phosphonium ylides. Our novel strategy employing phosphonium ylides in an olefin hydrocarbonation reaction features a facile approach
with coppercomplexes as catalysts. The reactions involve iminyl-radical-mediated intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer as the key step, with the iminyl radicals being generated via copper-effected N–O cleavage. The reaction afforded 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrroles under the conditions of [Cu(DPEphos)(bcp)]PF6 and DABCO, while γ-pentafluorobenzoyloxy ketones were produced predominantly when [Cu(dpp)2]PF6 and
practical nickel-catalyzed deaminative alkylation of Katritzky salts with cyclopropyl alcohols via merging C–N and C–C bond activation. This protocol enables the formation of an alkyl–alkyl bond along with the generation of a versatile ketone functional group in a single operation, thus providing a convenient approach for accessing β-alkyl ketones. This reaction is distinguished by its high functional