Abstract
The use of pyridinium‐activated primary amines as photoactive functional groups for deaminative generation of alkyl radicals under catalyst‐free conditions is described. By taking advantage of the visible light absorptivity of electron donor–acceptor complexes between Katritzky pyridinium salts and either Hantzsch ester or Et3N, photoinduced single‐electron transfer could be initiated in the absence of a photocatalyst. This general reactivity platform has been applied to deaminative alkylation (Giese), allylation, vinylation, alkynylation, thioetherification, and hydrodeamination reactions. The mild conditions are amenable to a diverse range of primary and secondary alkyl pyridiniums and demonstrate broad functional group tolerance.
Highlights
The use of pyridinium-activated primary amines as photoactive functional groups for deaminative generation of alkyl radicals under catalyst-free conditions is described
By taking advantage of the visible light absorptivity of electron donor–acceptor complexes between Katritzky pyridinium salts and either Hantzsch ester or Et3N, photoinduced singleelectron transfer could be initiated in the absence of a photocatalyst
The mild conditions are amenable to a diverse range of primary and secondary alkyl pyridiniums and demonstrate broad functional group tolerance
Summary
Abstract: The use of pyridinium-activated primary amines as photoactive functional groups for deaminative generation of alkyl radicals under catalyst-free conditions is described. We recently reported a catalyst-free deaminative borylation reaction that proceeds through EDA complex formation between 1 and bis(catecholato)diboron (B2cat2) (Scheme 1 B).[15] Subsequent PET and fragmentation provided efficient access to non-stabilized alkyl radicals that were intercepted by the diboron reagent.
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