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[DPEPhosbcpCu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
Visible Light Driven and Copper-Catalyzed C(sp3)-H Functionalization of O-Pentafluorobenzoyl Ketone Oximes
Danhua Wu1, Shuang-Shuang Cui1, Fengling Bian1
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730000, China.
Abstract:
The C(sp3)-H functionalization of O-pentafluorobenzoyl ketone oximes was implemented under visible light irradiation with copper complexes as catalysts. The reactions involve iminyl-radical-mediated intramolecular hydrogen atom transfer as the key step, with the iminyl radicals being generated via copper-effected N-O cleavage. The reaction afforded 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrroles under the conditions of [Cu(DPEphos)(bcp)]PF6 and DABCO, while γ-pentafluorobenzoyloxy ketones were produced predominantly when [Cu(dpp)2]PF6 and InCl3·4H2O were used as catalysts.
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