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Photoorganocatalytic synthesis of lactones: Via a selective C-H activation-alkylation of alcohols
Kaplaneris, Nikolaos,Bisticha, Aikaterini,Papadopoulos, Giorgos N.,Limnios, Dimitris,Kokotos, Christoforos G.
supporting information, p. 4451 - 4456 (2017/09/29)
Selective C-H activation is an area of growing importance in modern organic chemistry. Herein, we report our efforts in combining organocatalysis and photocatalysis for the development of a highly efficient and selective visible-light mediated protocol for the C-H activation and addition of various alcohols to a plethora of Michael acceptors, followed by a cyclization reaction leading to lactones, a repeatedly occurring motif in nature. Utilizing phenylglyoxylic acid as the photocatalyst and common household bulbs as the light source, we describe a versatile α-alkylation/lactonization of alcohols with α,β-unsaturated esters leading to products in excellent yields. The reaction mechanism was extensively studied.
