Efficient visible light photocatalysis of [2+2] enone cycloadditions
Efficient visible light photocatalysis of [2+2] enone cycloadditions
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DOI:
10.1021/ja805387f
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发表时间:
2008-10-01
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15
通讯作者:
Yoon, Tehshik P.
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作者:
Ischay, Michael A.;Anzovino, Mary E.;Yoon, Tehshik P.
We report that Ru(bipy)(3)Cl(2) can serve as a visible light photocatalyst for [2+2] enone cycloadditions. A variety of aryl enones participate readily in the reaction, and the diastereoselectivity in the formation of the cyclobutane products is excellent. We propose a mechanism in which a photogenerated Ru(bipy)(3)(+) complex promotes one-electron reduction of the enone substrate, which undergoes subsequent radical anion cycloaddition. The efficiency of this process is extremely high, which allows rapid, high-yielding [2+2] cyclizations to be conducted using incident sunlight as the only source of irradiation.