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Light-Driven Carbene Catalysis for the Synthesis of Aliphatic and α-Amino Ketones.


ABSTRACT: Single-electron N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis has gained attention recently for the synthesis of C-C bonds. Guided by density functional theory and mechanistic analyses, we report the light-driven synthesis of aliphatic and α-amino ketones using single-electron NHC operators. Computational and experimental results reveal that the reactivity of the key radical intermediate is substrate-dependent and can be modulated through steric and electronic parameters of the NHC. Catalyst potential is harnessed in the visible-light driven generation of an acyl azolium radical species that undergoes selective coupling with various radical partners to afford diverse ketone products. This methodology is showcased in the direct late-stage functionalization of amino acids and pharmaceutical compounds, highlighting the utility of single-electron NHC operators.

SUBMITTER: Bay AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8338790 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Light-Driven Carbene Catalysis for the Synthesis of Aliphatic and α-Amino Ketones.

Bay Anna V AV   Fitzpatrick Keegan P KP   González-Montiel Gisela A GA   Farah Abdikani Omar AO   Cheong Paul Ha-Yeon PH   Scheidt Karl A KA  

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20210714 33


Single-electron N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis has gained attention recently for the synthesis of C-C bonds. Guided by density functional theory and mechanistic analyses, we report the light-driven synthesis of aliphatic and α-amino ketones using single-electron NHC operators. Computational and experimental results reveal that the reactivity of the key radical intermediate is substrate-dependent and can be modulated through steric and electronic parameters of the NHC. Catalyst potential  ...[more]

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