Enantioselective Radical Trifluoromethylation of Benzylic C–H Bonds via Cooperative Photoredox and Copper Catalysis

Autor: Pin Xu, Wenzheng Fan, Pinhong Chen, Guosheng Liu
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144:13468-13474
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06432
Popis: The first enantioselective radical trifluoromethylation of benzylic C-H bonds has been established by a cooperative photoredox and copper catalysis system, providing straightforward access to structurally diverse benzylic trifluoromethylation products in good yields with excellent enantioselectivities under mild conditions. Our method features a broad substrate scope and excellent functional group compatibility. Merging the cooperative photoredox catalysis with copper catalysis is essential for the reaction, where the photoredox catalysis is used for the generation of benzylic radicals from alkyl arenes through a hydrogen atom transfer process and the copper catalysis is used for the enantioselective trifluoromethylation of the benzylic radicals.
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