The Cleavage of a C-C Bond in Cyclobutylanilines by Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis: Development of a 4+2 Annulation Method.

by Wang, Jiang; Zheng, Nan

We report the first example of an intermolecular [4+2] annulation of cyclobutylanilines with alkynes enabled by visible-light photocatalysis. Monocyclic and bicyclic cyclobutylanilines successfully undergo the annulation with terminal and internal alkynes to generate a wide variety of amine-substituted cyclohexenes including new hydrindan and decalin derivatives with good to excellent diastereoselectivity. The reaction is overall redox neutral with perfect atom economy.

Journal
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume
54
Issue
39
Year
2015
Start Page
11424-11427
URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201504076
ISBN/ISSN
1521-3773; 1433-7851
DOI
10.1002/anie.201504076