PCET Photodecarboxylation for SN2’-Type Alkylation of gem-Dichlorocyclobutenones
Pinku Prasad Mondal
School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
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School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
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School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Basudev Sahoo
School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
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Search for more papers by this authorPinku Prasad Mondal
School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
Search for more papers by this authorSubham Das
School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
Search for more papers by this authorSourav Das
School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Basudev Sahoo
School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram, Maruthamala PO, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695551 India
E-mail:[email protected]
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Metal-catalyzed nucleophilic SN2’-type alkylation of gem-dichlorocyclobutenones with organometallic reagents remained unsuccessful. Herein, we report an acridine-catalyzed radical SN2’ alkylation of both β-alkyl and β-aryl substituted gem-dichlorocyclobutenones with free carboxylic acids. In this process, Csp3-enriched 4-alkylated 2-chlorocyclobutenones are obtained with commendable functionality tolerance. A PCET photodecarboxylation enables for the first time SN2’-type alkylation of gem-dichlorocyclobutenones with β-H-containing carboxylic acids, addressing several challenges. This mild and scalable Csp3─Csp3 bond-forging alkylation applies to the functionalization of natural product-derived gem-dichlorocyclobutenones with carboxylic acid drugs, fatty acids, and steroids. The α-chlorocyclobutenone product is further exploited in divergent organic synthesis via postsynthetic modification.
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