R. A. Aycock, H. Wang and N. T. Jui
Chem. Sci., 2017,8, 3121-3125
DOI:
10.1039/C7SC00243B,
Edge Article
The direct addition of pyridine and diazine units to electron-poor alkenes has been achieved via a redox radical mechanism that is enabled by limiting the effective concentration of the hydrogen-atom source. The described method is tolerant of acidic functional groups and is generally applicable to the union of a wide range of Michael acceptors and 6-membered heterocyclic halides.