Issue 10, 2020

Synthesis of α-functionalized ketones by visible-light promoted oxygenation of alkenes

Abstract

This article gives a short review on the visible-light promoted synthesis of α-functionalized ketones from alkenes. Various α-functionalized ketones, including α-halo, sulfinyl/sulfonyl, aryl, azido and thiocyanato ketones can be synthesized from the reaction of alkenes with different radical species generated by visible-light catalysis. These transformations typically use dioxygen as the terminal oxidant and do not require a transition metal to activate the double bond, which is quite different from the transition-metal catalysed reactions (Wacker oxidation or hydroformylation).

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of α-functionalized ketones by visible-light promoted oxygenation of alkenes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Dec 2019
Accepted
12 Feb 2020
First published
13 Feb 2020

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020,18, 1843-1850

Synthesis of α-functionalized ketones by visible-light promoted oxygenation of alkenes

X. Gong, C. Zhu and L. Ye, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020, 18, 1843 DOI: 10.1039/C9OB02754H

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