Synlett 2021; 32(04): 356-361
DOI: 10.1055/a-1300-3453
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Radicals – by Young Chinese Organic Chemists

Investigations on the 1,2-Hydrogen Atom Transfer Reactivity of Alkoxyl Radicals under Visible-Light-Induced Reaction Conditions

Dan Liu
a   State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
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Jing Zhang
a   State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
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Yiyun Chen
a   State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
b   School of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. of China
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Financial support was provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91753126, 21622207) and Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB20020200).


Published as part of the Cluster Radicals – by Young Chinese Organic Chemists

Abstract

The alkoxyl radicals have demonstrated superior hydrogen atom transfer reactivity in organic synthesis due to the strong oxygen–hydrogen bond dissociation energy. However, only the intermolecular hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) and intramolecular 1,5-HAT have been widely studied and synthetically utilized for C(sp3)–H functionalization. This Account summarizes our investigations on the unusual 1,2-HAT reactivity of alkoxyl radicals under visible-light-induced reaction conditions for the α-C–H functionalization. Various mechanistic investigations were discussed in this Account to address three key questions to validate the 1,2-HAT reactivity of alkoxyl radicals.

1 Introduction

2 Could Aldehydes/Ketones Be the Sole Reaction Intermediate for the α-C–H Allylation? NO

3 Is the Alkoxyl Radical Absolutely Involved in the Reaction? YES

4 Does the 1,2-HAT of Alkoxyl Radicals Irrefutably Exist? YES

5 Conclusion

Supporting Information



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 18. September 2020

Angenommen nach Revision: 29. Oktober 2020

Accepted Manuscript online:
29. Oktober 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
02. Dezember 2020

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