Synthesis 2023; 55(11): 1736-1743
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Special Issue dedicated to Prof. Cristina Nevado, recipient of the 2021 Dr. Margaret Faul Women in Chemistry Award
Chiral Acyl Radicals Generated by Visible Light Enable Stereoselective Access to 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles: Application toward the Synthesis of (–)- and (+)-Physovenine
Josef Späth
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Meghan J. Oddy
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The authors would like to thank the Royal Society and the African Academy of Sciences (FLR\R1\190531), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RF21-7183233767), the National Research Foundation (W.F.P., grant no.: 138082), and the University of Cape Town (W.F.P.; M.J.O.; J.S. [UCT, B.R.A.A.S]) for their funding contributions.
Abstract
Exploration of the repurposing of N -acyl chiral auxiliaries for use as novel chiral C1 radical synthons is reported. The acyl radicals are generated under visible-light-mediated single-electron transfer of N -hydroxyphthalimido ester, and their use toward the stereoselective synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted oxindoles via a radical addition–cyclisation sequence is demonstrated. The downstream synthetic utility of this method is showcased in the formal synthesis of the natural product (–)-physovenine. TEMPO trapping experiments support the proposed reaction mechanism.
Key words
photocatalysis -
acyl radicals -
C–H functionalisation -
oxindoles -
natural products -
stereoselective synthesis
Supporting Information
Supporting information for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1959-1930.
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Publication History
Received: 09 September 2022
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