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Hantzsch Ester-Mediated Photochemical Transformations in the Ketone Series: Remote C(sp3)–H Arylation and Cyclopentene Synthesis through Strain Release
Till OpatzJan PaternogaNils Ole RossdamJonas Kühlbornsubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationKetoneStrain (chemistry)010405 organic chemistryChemistryOrganic ChemistryActivation energy010402 general chemistryRing (chemistry)Photochemistry01 natural sciencesCycloaddition0104 chemical sciencesRing strainchemistry.chemical_compoundCyclopenteneVisible spectrumdescription
A metal-free Hantzsch ester-mediated synthesis of cyclopentenylketones as well as γ-hetarylketones starting from ketocyclopropanes under eco-friendly conditions was developed. The versatility of the developed conditions is shown by reacting ketocyclopropanes in both a formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition with terminal alkynes (further investigated using theoretical calculations) and a radical C-C-coupling with cyanopyridines. The newly developed methodologies were later on utilized as a downstream reaction for photogenerated cyclopropanes combining UV and visible light photochemistry. Following this procedure, a UV-driven Norrish-Yang-type reaction induces the ring strain of the intermediates, which serves as activation energy for the subsequent ring transformation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-29 | The Journal of Organic Chemistry |