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Published on: May 21, 2019
Photoredox/Copper Dual-Catalyzed Remote C(sp3)-H Acyloxylation of N-Fluorocarboxamides
Xuesong Wang1, Fuqi Li2,3, Xueli Liu2
1Engineering Research Center of Tropical Medicine Innovation and Transformation of Ministry of Education, Hainan Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Tropical Herbs, Haikou Key Laboratory of Li Nationality Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, P. R. China.
Abstract:
We herein disclose the first example of a photoredox/copper dual-catalyzed protocol for the remote C(sp3)-H acyloxylation of N-fluorocarboxamides, employing readily accessible carboxylic acids as acyloxy sources. This methodology demonstrated tolerance for various N-fluoroamides and carboxylic acids, producing structurally diverse functional esters in moderate-to-excellent yields with high site selectivity and chemoselectivity. Moreover, the developed methodology was successfully employed for the late-stage modification of structurally intricate natural products and drugs.
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