Carbene-Catalyzed Reductive Coupling of Nitrobenzyl Bromide and Nitroalkene via the Single-Electron-Transfer (SET) Process and Formal 1,4-Addition

Org Lett. 2017 Feb 3;19(3):632-635. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03792. Epub 2017 Jan 25.

Abstract

A carbene-catalyzed reductive 1,4-addition of nitrobenzyl bromides to nitroalkenes is disclosed. The reaction proceeds via a carbene-enabled single-electron-transfer process that generates radicals as key intermediates. The present study expands the potentials of carbene catalysis and offers unusual transformations for common substrates in organic synthesis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't