Visible Light-Mediated Photocatalytic Metal-Free Cross-Coupling Reaction of Alkenyl Carboxylic Acids with Diarylphosphine Oxides Leading to β-Ketophosphine Oxides
1 Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Soochow University , 199 Renai Street , Suzhou , Jiangsu 215123 , China.
A new visible light-mediated photocatalytic decarboxylative oxyphosphorylation of cinnamic acids with diarylphosphine oxides is described. This reaction is performed under mild conditions to afford the corresponding β-ketophosphine oxides.