Construction of Cyclobutanes by Multicomponent Cascade Reactions in Homogeneous Solution through Visible‐Light Catalysis

Abstract[2+2] Photocycloaddition of two olefins is a general method to assemble the core scaffold, cyclobutane, found in numerous bioactive molecules. A new approach to synthesize cyclobutanes through multicomponent cascade reactions by merging aldol reaction and Witting reaction with visible‐light‐induced [2+2] cycloaddition is reported. An array of cyclobutanes with high selectivity has been achieved from commercially available aldehydes, ketones (or phosphorus ylide), and olefins with visible‐light irradiation of a catalytic amount of ( fac‐tris(2‐phenylpyridinato‐C2,N)iridium) ([Ir(ppy)3]) at room temperature. Control experiments and spectroscopic studies revealed that the triplet–triplet energy transfer from the excited [Ir(ppy)3]* to enones, generated in situ from aldehyde and ketone or aldehyde and phosphorus ylide, is responsible for these simple and efficient muticomponent transformations..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Chemistry – A European Journal - 25(2019), 3, Seite 879-884

Beteiligte Personen:

Lei, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Xiang‐Zhu [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Tung, Chen‐Ho [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Li‐Zhu [VerfasserIn]

BKL:

35.00

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© 2019 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

Umfang:

6

doi:

10.1002/chem.201804946

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

WLY003447278