Visible Light Photoredox-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Cyclic Tertiary Arylamines

J Org Chem. 2019 Nov 15;84(22):14760-14769. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02347. Epub 2019 Oct 31.

Abstract

An efficient method was successfully developed to obtain cyclic β-amino ketones via visible-light photoredox catalysis. With this catalytic system, vinyl azides and N-Ph pyrrolidines react to form cyclic β-amino ketones by α-amino radical addition. This method provides a simple, mild, straightforward, and novel paradigm to prepare important β-amino ketones.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't