Issue 26, 2018

Visible light-promoted ring-opening functionalization of unstrained cycloalkanols via inert C–C bond scission

Abstract

Described herein is a novel, useful, visible light-promoted ring-opening functionalization of unstrained cycloalkanols. Upon scission of an inert cyclic C–C σ-bond, a set of medium- and large-sized rings are readily brominated under mild reaction conditions to afford the corresponding distal bromo-substituted alkyl ketones that are hard to synthesize otherwise. The products are versatile building blocks, which are easily converted to other valuable molecules in one-step operation. This protocol is also applicable to the unprecedented ring-opening cyanation and alkynylation of unstrained cycloalkanols.

Graphical abstract: Visible light-promoted ring-opening functionalization of unstrained cycloalkanols via inert C–C bond scission

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
18 Apr 2018
Accepted
08 Jun 2018
First published
11 Jun 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 5805-5809

Visible light-promoted ring-opening functionalization of unstrained cycloalkanols via inert C–C bond scission

D. Wang, J. Mao and C. Zhu, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 5805 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC01763H

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