Issue 10, 2017

A unified photoredox-catalysis strategy for C(sp3)–H hydroxylation and amidation using hypervalent iodine

Abstract

We report a unified photoredox-catalysis strategy for both hydroxylation and amidation of tertiary and benzylic C–H bonds. Use of hydroxyl perfluorobenziodoxole (PFBl–OH) oxidant is critical for efficient tertiary C–H functionalization, likely due to the enhanced electrophilicity of the benziodoxole radical. Benzylic methylene C–H bonds can be hydroxylated or amidated using unmodified hydroxyl benziodoxole oxidant Bl–OH under similar conditions. An ionic mechanism involving nucleophilic trapping of a carbocation intermediate by H2O or CH3CN cosolvent is presented.

Graphical abstract: A unified photoredox-catalysis strategy for C(sp3)–H hydroxylation and amidation using hypervalent iodine

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
21 Qas 2017
Accepted
02 Way 2017
First published
04 Way 2017
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2017,8, 7180-7185

A unified photoredox-catalysis strategy for C(sp3)–H hydroxylation and amidation using hypervalent iodine

G. Li, C. A. Morales-Rivera, F. Gao, Y. Wang, G. He, P. Liu and G. Chen, Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 7180 DOI: 10.1039/C7SC02773G

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