Visible-Light-Promoted<i>Wohl</i>-<i>Ziegler</i>Functionalization of Organic Molecules with<i>N</i>-Bromosuccinimide under Solvent-Free Reaction Conditions
作者:Marjan Jereb、Marko Zupan、Stojan Stavber
DOI:10.1002/hlca.200800308
日期:2009.3
Abstractmagnified imageThe visible‐light‐induced transformation of toluenes with N‐bromosuccinimide (NBS) under solvent‐free reaction conditions (SFRC) was studied. The reaction took place in spite of the very restricted molecular motion; toluenes could be regioselectively converted to benzyl bromides. Selective radical‐chain reactions with NBS were carried out in liquid/liquid and in solid/solid systems; furthermore, reactions could be performed in the presence of air. The radical scavenger TEMPO (=2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidin‐1‐yloxy) completely suppressed the side‐chain bromination of toluenes with NBS under SFRC. Electron‐withdrawing groups decreased the reactivity of the toluenes, and the Hammett reaction constant ρ+=−1.7 indicated involvement of polar radical intermediates with electrophilic character.