Synthesis of Dibenzosultams by "Transition-Metal-Free" Photoinduced Intramolecular Arylation of N-Aryl-2-halobenzenesulfonamides

J Org Chem. 2016 Jun 17;81(12):4965-73. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00330. Epub 2016 May 27.

Abstract

A new and general synthetic route to prepare dibenzosultams is here reported. This approach involves the synthesis of N-aryl-2-halobenzenesulfonamides (3), followed by intramolecular C-C photoinduced arylation under soft conditions without the use of "Transition Metal". The photostimulated reactions exhibit very good tolerance to different substituent groups with good to excellent isolated yields (42-98%) of products. Moreover, it is shown that LED (λ = 395 nm) is an efficient light energy source to initiate efficiently the reactions. Theoretical inspection of the mechanism was made to probe the involvement of the radical-anion SRN1 process.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't