α-Carbonyl Radicals from N-Enoxybenzotriazoles: De Novo Synthesis of 9-Phenanthrols
Quynh H Nguyen1, Tae-Woong Um1, Seunghoon Shin1
1Department of Chemistry, Research Institute for Natural Sciences and Center for New Directions in Organic Synthesis (CNOS), Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea.
Abstract:
Visible-light-induced energy transfer to N-enoxybenzotriazoles in the presence of hydrogen atom donors or alcoholic solvents led to α-carbonyl radicals. The utility of the α-carbonyl radicals was demonstrated in intramolecular tandem cyclization and in the synthesis of 9-phenanthrols and their analogues. The mechanistic experiments suggested that quenching of the reactive benzotriazolyl radical by the alcohol was accompanied by the formation of an α-hydroxy radical that mediated hydrogen atom transfer or, itself, oxidized into aldehydes.
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