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Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Functionalized Vinyl Monomers Using Perylene as a Visible Light Photocatalyst
Published on: April 22, 2016
Photoredox-Catalyzed Intermolecular Remote C-H and C-C Vinylation via Iminyl Radicals
Xu Shen1, Jia-Jia Zhao1, Shouyun Yu1
1State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China.
Abstract:
A unified strategy for intermolecular remote C(sp3)-H and C-C vinylation of O-acyl oximes with vinyl boronic acids has been achieved. This strategy is enabled by photoreductive generation of iminyl radicals from O-acyl oximes under irradiation by visible light. The translocated carbon-centered radicals, which are generated from the iminyl radicals through 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer or C-C cleavage, can be vinylated with vinyl boronic acids. This strategy opens up a new approach to remote functionalization via C(sp3)-H and C-C cleavage and provides an efficient and versatile solution to the synthesis of γ-vinylation of ketones and nitriles.
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