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Jingguo Liu1, Xiao Wang1, Huimin Dong1
1State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing210009, China.
Abstract:
We report herein a simple and general photoinduced iron-catalyzed method that combines 1,2-functional group migration (1,2-FGM) with ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) and radical ligand transfer (RLT) to broaden the reaction profiles of alkene 1,3-difunctionalization. Based on this synergistic concept, the first 1,3-diazidation and 1,3-dichlorination of β,γ-unsaturated ketones via 1,2-carbonyl migration have been developed, providing a versatile means to access various 1,3-diazides and 1,3-dichlorides. These reactions feature a broad substrate scope, high regioselectivity, and good functional group tolerance. The late-stage derivatization of complex molecules, large-scale synthesis, and facile postmodification of products demonstrate their significant application potential.
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