Merging Photoredox with Brønsted Acid Catalysis: The Cross-Dehydrogenative C-O Coupling for sp3 C-H Bond Peroxidation
Qing Xia1, Qiang Wang1, Changcun Yan1
1State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A photoredox and Brønsted acid synergistically catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative C-O coupling reaction is developed in which isochroman peroxyacetals are formed through sp3 C-H bond peroxidation. The reported method is characterized by its extremely mild reaction conditions, excellent yields, and broad substrate scope. An oxocarbenium ion p-chlorobenzenesulfonate was speculated to be the reactive intermediate. The role of hemiacetals and oxygenated dimers on the effective stabilization of the oxocarbenium ion was investigated; the presence of acid appeared to establish equilibrium between hemiacetals and oxygenated dimers with the oxocarbenium ion pairs. The broad applicability of the method highlights the potential of the protocol for molecule synthesis.
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