Functional group interconversions are essential chemical processes enabling synthesis. In this report, we describe a strategy to convert alkylidenemalononitriles into primary alcohols in one step. The reaction relies on a choreographed redox process involving alkylidene reduction, malononitrile oxidation, and acylcyanide reduction where molecular oxygen and NaBH4 work cooperatively. The method was applied to a variety of carbon skeletons and was utilized to synthesize complex terpenoid architectures.
功能团互变是实现合成的基本化学过程。在这份报告中,我们描述了一种将烯基丙二腈转化为一步制备的初级醇的策略。该反应依赖于经过精心设计的氧化还原过程,涉及烯基丙烯还原、丙二腈氧化和酰氰还原,其中分子氧和NaBH4共同发挥作用。这种方法已应用于各种碳骨架,并用于合成复杂的萜类结构。