Metal-Free Cascade Oxidative Decarbonylative Alkylation/Arylation of Alkynoates with Alphatic Aldehydes

J Org Chem. 2016 Dec 2;81(23):12065-12069. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02451. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

Abstract

The oxidative difunctionalization of aryl alkynoates with alphatic aldehydes as a cheap and abundant alkyl radical source was developed, providing a variety of trisubstituted alkenes in moderate to good yields. In this reaction, radical decarbonylative alkylation of C-C triple bond, 1,4-aryl migration, and decarboxylation were involved under metal-free conditions.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't