We report an efficient radical-mediated C-C coupling through photoredox-catalyzed reactions of 4-alkyl-dihydropyridines (DHPs) and vinylbenziodoxol(on)es (VBX, VBO). This transition-metal-free and mild photocatalytic method has excellent functional group tolerance and affords vinylated products in good yields, with complete retention of the alkene configuration. The utility of the methodology is demonstrated by the diastereoselective synthesis of C-vinyl glycosides. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggest that the C-C bond formation is stereospecific and proceeds through a concerted radical coupling transition state.
Keywords: Alkenes; Glycosides; Hypervalent Iodine Compounds; Photoredox Catalysis; Vinylbenziodoxolones.
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