Enantioselective cyanation of propargylic C–H bonds via cooperative photoredox and copper catalysis

Abstract

Herein, we report an enantioselective cyanation of propargylic C–H bonds by combining photoredox catalysis with a copper-catalyzed radical relay in which the propargylic radical was generated by an intramolecular 1,5-HAT process. This reaction provides easy access to optically pure propargyl nitrile compounds under mild conditions.