Cobaloxime Catalysis for Enamine Phosphorylation with Hydrogen Evolution

Org Lett. 2020 Jul 17;22(14):5385-5389. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01709. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Abstract

Direct phosphorylation of enamine and enamide with hydrogen evolution was realized via cobaloxime catalysis under visible-light irradiation. Control experiments and spectroscopic studies demonstrated a reductive quenching pathway of cobaloxime catalyst to produce phosphinoyl radical, which underwent cross-coupling with various enamines (and enamides) to give diverse β-phosphinoyl products in good to excellent yields. More interestingly, Z/E mixture of acyclic enamines could convert into single Z-products with good reactivity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't