Issue 10, 2017

Combining the catalytic enantioselective reaction of visible-light-generated radicals with a by-product utilization system

Abstract

We report an unusual reaction design in which a chiral bis-cyclometalated rhodium(III) complex enables the stereocontrolled chemistry of photo-generated carbon-centered radicals and at the same time catalyzes an enantioselective sulfonyl radical addition to an alkene. Specifically, employing inexpensive and readily available Hantzsch esters as the photoredox mediator, Rh-coordinated prochiral radicals generated by a selective photoinduced single electron reduction are trapped by allyl sulfones in a highly stereocontrolled fashion, providing radical allylation products with up to 97% ee. The hereby formed fragmented sulfonyl radicals are utilized via an enantioselective radical addition to form chiral sulfones, which minimizes waste generation.

Graphical abstract: Combining the catalytic enantioselective reaction of visible-light-generated radicals with a by-product utilization system

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
12 Jun 2017
Accepted
16 Aug 2017
First published
01 Sep 2017
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2017,8, 7126-7131

Combining the catalytic enantioselective reaction of visible-light-generated radicals with a by-product utilization system

X. Huang, S. Luo, O. Burghaus, R. D. Webster, K. Harms and E. Meggers, Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 7126 DOI: 10.1039/C7SC02621H

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