One-Pot Photocascade Catalysis: Access to Pyrrole Derivatives from N-Arylglycines and Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) Acetates

Org Lett. 2024 Nov 18. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c04176. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

The step-economical synthesis of pyrrole derivatives has posed a challenge in the field of N-heterocyclic chemistry. A novel photocascade catalytic radical SN2'-type reaction/radical addition/annulation sequence of MBH acetates provides a straightforward route to pyrrole derivatives by forming new C-C, C-N, and C═C bonds in one pot, using N-arylglycines as the α-arylaminomethyl radical precursors for double insertion.