Volume 42, Issue 19 pp. 2329-2334
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Photocatalytic [3+2] Cycloaddition of Alkyl/aryl Iodides and Internal Alkynes by Merging Halogen and Hydrogen Atom Transfer

Zhenyu Gu

Zhenyu Gu

Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004 China

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Rong Jia

Rong Jia

Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004 China

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Tianqing Zeng

Tianqing Zeng

Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004 China

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Hanliang Zheng

Corresponding Author

Hanliang Zheng

Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004 China

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Gangguo Zhu

Corresponding Author

Gangguo Zhu

Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, 688 Yingbin Road, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004 China

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First published: 22 May 2024
Citations: 2

Comprehensive Summary

A visible light photocatalytic [3+2] cycloaddition of alkynes with readily accessible organic iodides as the C3 synthon is developed herein. By merging halogen atom transfer (XAT) and hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), alkyl/aryl iodides serve as a formal diradical precursor and add across C-C triple bonds to deliver a number of functionalized cyclopentanes in moderate to high yields with exceptional regio- and diastereoselectivity. A reductive radical-polar crossover mechanism, involving the cascade XAT, radical addition, 1,5-HAT, polar effect-promoted 5-endo annulation, single electron transfer (SET) reduction, and protonation, may account for this unprecedented dehalogenative [3+2] cycloaddition. This work not only expands the repertoire of the traditional RATC methodology, but also provides a robust platform for the expedient assembly of cyclopentanes, a valuable structural motif in the realms of medicinal chemistry and material sciences. image

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