Visible-Light Mediated Oxidative Fragmentation of Ethers and Acetals by Means of Fe(III) Catalysis.

ABSTRACT: A new method employing iron(III) acetylacetonate along with visible light is described to effect oxidative ring opening of cyclic ethers and acetals with unparalleled efficiency. The method allows for a photocatalytic radical chemistry approach to functionalize relatively inert cyclic ethers into useful synthetic intermediates. The methodology sheds further light on the use of underexplored iron complexes in visible-light photochemical contexts and illustrates that simple Fe(III) complexes can initiate redox processes from ⁴LMCT excited states.

SUBMITTER: Lindroth R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902804 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature