Synlett 2018; 29(18): 2331-2336
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610432
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Organocatalytic Atom-Transfer C(sp3)–H Oxidation

Shea L. Johnson
Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA   Email: hilinski@virginia.edu
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Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA   Email: hilinski@virginia.edu
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Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA   Email: hilinski@virginia.edu
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This work was supported by the University of Virginia, the ACS ­Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF#56158-DNI), and the National ­Institute of General Medical Sciences of the NIH (GM124092).
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Publication History

Received: 21 April 2018

Accepted after revision: 22 May 2018

Publication Date:
27 June 2018 (online)


Abstract

Predictably site-selective catalytic methods for intermolecular C(sp3)–H hydroxylation and amination hold great promise for the synthesis and late-stage modification of complex molecules. Transition-metal catalysis has been the most common approach for early investigations of this type of reaction. In comparison, there are far fewer ­reports of organocatalytic methods for direct oxygen or nitrogen insertion into C–H bonds. Herein, we provide an overview of early efforts in this area, with particular emphasis on our own recent development of an iminium salt that catalyzes both oxygen and nitrogen insertion.

1 Introduction

2 Background: C–H Oxidation Capabilities of Heterocyclic Oxidants

3 Oxaziridine-Mediated Catalytic Hydroxylation

4 Dioxirane-Mediated Catalytic Hydroxylation

5 Iminium Salt Catalysis of Hydroxylation and Amination

6 Conclusion and Outlook

 
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