s-Tetrazine: Robust and Green Photoorganocatalyst for Aerobic Oxidation of N,N-Disubstituted Hydroxylamines to Nitrones

Abstract

Efficient photocatalytic aerobic oxidative dehydrogenation reactions of N,N-disubstituted hydroxylamines to nitrones were developed with an in situ generated photocatalyst based on commercially available 3,6-dichlorotetrazine. This process affords a wide range of nitrones in high yields under mild conditions. In addition, an oxidative (3+3) cycloaddition between an oxyallyl cation precursor and a hydroxylamine was also developed.

Key words

s-tetrazine - photoorganocatalyst - nitrones - sequential oxidative (3+3) cycloaddition

Publication History

Received: 12 October 2021

Accepted after revision: 09 November 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
09 November 2021

Article published online:
23 November 2021

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