Photocatalytic, Phosphoranyl Radical-Mediated N-O Cleavage of Strained Cycloketone Oximes

Org Lett. 2019 Apr 19;21(8):2658-2662. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00651. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

Abstract

A photoinduced, phosphoranyl radical-mediated protocol for the direct N-O cleavage of strained cycloketone oximes via a polar/SET crossover process was developed for the first time. This visible-light-driven direct N-O activation mode for oxime offers beneficial features such as streamlined synthetic process and versatile photochemical reactivities. Consequently, the alkenes and α-trifluoromethyl alkenes with varied electronic and structural features acted as competent radical receptors in this protocol, enabling facile accesses to a range of elongated cyano and/or gem-difluoroalkene-bearing compounds.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't