Eosin, blue LEDs and DIPEA are employed in a simple synthesis of (poly)cyclic O, O- and N, O-acetals

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 May 21;60(42):5494-5497. doi: 10.1039/d4cc01175a.

Abstract

A simple procedure for the synthesis of (poly)cyclic O,O- and N,O-acetals from various enol ethers, N-acyl enamines or Boc-protected enamines has been developed. The key step is a photocatalytic Stork-Ueno-type cylization using the very simple metal-free conditions of catalytic eosin, diisopropylamine in the green solvent ethanol with blue LED irradition.