Copper-Catalyzed Photoinduced Enantioselective Dual Carbofunctionalization of Alkenes

Org Lett. 2020 Feb 21;22(4):1490-1494. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c00071. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Abstract

A photoinduced, copper-catalyzed, highly enantioselective dual alkylation/arylation and alkynylation of alkene is reported. A single chiral copper(I) complex serves to enable photoredox catalysis and induce enantioselectivity during the reaction. This reaction couples three different components under mild reaction conditions, exhibits a broad substrate scope, and provides facile access to chiral propargylic systems, including those featuring valuable fluorinated substituents.