Photoredox Radical/Polar Crossover Enables Construction of Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles

Org Lett. 2019 Apr 5;21(7):2317-2321. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00602. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Abstract

Photoredox-mediated radical/polar crossover (RPC) processes offer new avenues for the synthesis of cyclic molecules. This process has been realized for the construction of medium-sized saturated nitrogen heterocycles. Photocatalytically generated alkyl radicals possessing pendant leaving groups engage imines in C-C bond formation, and subsequent reduction of the intermediate nitrogen-centered radical triggers anionic ring closure. With the aid of visible light irradiation, substituted pyrrolidines, piperidines, and azepanes can be prepared under mild, redox-neutral conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cyclization
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemical synthesis*
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / chemistry
  • Imines / chemistry*
  • Light
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitrogen / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction

Substances

  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Imines
  • Nitrogen