Photoredox-Catalyzed Phosphonocarboxylation of Allenes with Phosphine Oxides and CO2

J Org Chem. 2023 Oct 20;88(20):14789-14796. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01583. Epub 2023 Oct 10.

Abstract

Phosphonocarboxylation of allenes with diarylphosphine oxides and CO2 via visible-light photoredox catalysis was developed for the first time. This work provided practical and sustainable access to highly valuable but otherwise difficult-to-access linear allylic β-phosphonyl carboxylic acids in moderate yields with exclusive regio- and stereoselectivity. This method was also characterized by step and atom economy and transition-metal free and mild conditions. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggested that allyl-methyl carbanion species are the key intermediates.