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Prenyl Praxis: A Method for Direct Photocatalytic Defluoroprenylation
Priya, Sonal,Weaver, Jimmie D.
, p. 16020 - 16025 (2018)
The prenyl fragment is the quintessential constituent of terpenoid natural products, a diverse family which contains numerous members with diverse biological properties. In contrast, fluorinated and multifluorinated arenes make up an important class of anthropogenic molecules which are highly relevant to material, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries. While allylation chemistry is well developed, effective prenylation strategies have been less forthcoming. Herein, we describe the photocatalytic defluoroprenylation, a powerful method that provides access to "hybrid molecules" that possess both the functionality of a prenyl group and fluorinated arenes. This approach involves direct prenyl group transfer under very mild conditions, displays excellent functional group tolerance, and includes relatively short reaction times (4 h), which is the fastest photocatalytic C-F functionalization developed to date. Additionally, the strategy can be extended to include allyl and geranyl (10 carbon fragment) transfers. Another prominent finding is a reagent-dependent switch in regioselectivity of the major product from para to ortho C-F functionalization.
A General Photocatalytic Route to Prenylation
Rathnayake, Manjula D.,Weaver, Jimmie D.
supporting information, p. 1433 - 1438 (2019/06/13)
Prenylation is an essential reaction on which nature relies to modify properties of molecules and build terpenoids, but remains a challenging chemical reaction. Aiming to capitalize on recent advances in photocatalysis to easily and cleanly generate a broad range of carbon based radicals, we have developed a prenyl transfer reagent that is captured by transiently generated radicals. The reagent can be made in bulk, is bench stable, and broadly applicable such that it can be used with existing photocatalytic methods with very few changes to reaction conditions. Ultimately, this provides a true drop-in solution for prenylation, expanding the scope of substrates that can be readily prenylated.
