Alkylation of Nonacidic C(sp3)-H Bonds by Photoinduced Catalytic Michael-Type Radical Addition

Org Lett. 2016 Oct 7;18(19):4912-4915. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b02391. Epub 2016 Sep 26.

Abstract

Photoinduced catalytic Michael-type radical addition was achieved via olefin insertion into a nonacidic C(sp3)-H bond, utilizing 2-chloroanthraquinone as a C-H bond-cleaving catalyst and 1,1-bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene as an olefinic substrate. The present radical protocol allows carbon chain extension stemming from nonacidic C-H bonds, which complements alkylation at acidic C-H bonds under ionic conditions and installs the active methine site that acts as a versatile synthetic handle for further transformations.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't