1,3-Dimethyl-2-phenylbenzimidazoline (DMPBI)-Acetic Acid: An Effective Reagent System for Photoinduced Reductive Transformation of α,β-Epoxy Ketones to β-Hydroxy Ketones

Abstract

A combination of 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenylbenzimidazoline (DMPBI) and acetic acid has been utilized for photoinduced reductive transformation of α,β-epoxy ketones to β-hydroxy ketones. Study on photoreactions using several proton donors revealed that acetic acid is superior to other proton donors such as HCl, p-TsOH, MeOH, and water. 1,3-Dimethyl-2-phenylbenzimidazolium was produced in the reaction with acetic acid while N-benzoyl-N,N′-dimethyl-o-phenylenediamine was formed in aqueous solvents. When THF solutions containing aryl carbonyl possessing α,β-epoxy ketones and DMPBI and acetic acid were irradiated (λ > 280 nm), β-hydroxy ketones were isolated in good to excellent yields. Photosensitized conditions (λ > 340 nm) were employed for the reactions of alkyl carbonyl possessing α,β-epoxy ketones.

Key words

photoinduced electron transfer - 1,3-dimethyl-2-phenylbenzimidazoline - acetic acid - α,β-epoxy ketones - reductive ring opening - β-hydroxy ketones

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Spectral and elemental analysis data of 1b, 1d, 1k, 1l and 2b, 2d, 2k, 2l were reported as Supplementary Material of reference 3k.