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Photocatalytic Charge-Transfer Complex Enables Hydroarylation of Alkenes for Heterocycle Synthesis

Ying-Zheng Ren, Chang-Zhen Fang, Bei-Bei Zhang, Lin He*, Yong-Liang Tu* and Xiang-Yu Chen*

*Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832000; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049, China, Email: helinshzu.edu.cn, tuyongliangucas.ac.cn, chenxiangyu20ucas.ac.cn

Y.-Z. Ren, C.-Z. Fang, B.-B. Zhang, L. He, Y.-L. Tu, X.-Y. Chen, Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 3585-3589.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01329



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Abstract

A photocatalytic CTC strategy for hydroarylation of both activated and unactivated alkenes via single-electron reduction using thiolate as a catalytic electron donor enables the synthesis of various polycyclic heterocycle molecules from N-arylacrylamides, N-methacryloyl benzamides, and alkenyl-substituted quinazolinones.


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Key Words

Oxindoles, Photochemistry


ID: J54-Y2023