Light-mediated sulfonyl-iodination of ynamides and internal alkynes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 May 25;59(43):6584-6587. doi: 10.1039/d3cc00842h.

Abstract

We synthesized tetrasubstituted olefins regioselectively and stereoselectively from ynamides and internal alkynes with sulfonyl iodides under blue LEDs in few minutes. The key features are being metal-free, easy to handle, simple, broad in scope, and environmentally friendly. Furthermore, a gram-scale experiment was conducted, and the synthesized corresponding sulfonyl-iodinated products were smoothly altered into various other products.