Issue 12, 2022

Visible light-driven [3 + 3] annulation reaction of 2H-azirines with Huisgen zwitterions and synthesis of 1,2,4-triazines

Abstract

A visible light-driven [3 + 3] annulation reaction of 2H-azirines with in situ generated Huisgen zwitterions from azodicarboxylates and phosphines is herein described. Under very mild conditions and irradiation of blue LED light, disubstituted 2H-azirines readily undergo a formal [3 + 3] annulation reaction with in situ generated Huisgen zwitterions, affording polysubstituted dihydro-1,2,4-triazines in 51–97% yields with a broad substrate scope. Mechanistic studies unveil that this annulation reaction proceeds through a cascade sequence of nucleophilic addition, light-driven 1,3-ester migration and aza-Wittig-like cyclization. The light-driven ester migration step is believed to be a photochemical process of an intramolecular electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex.

Graphical abstract: Visible light-driven [3 + 3] annulation reaction of 2H-azirines with Huisgen zwitterions and synthesis of 1,2,4-triazines

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
07 Apr 2022
Accepted
07 May 2022
First published
09 May 2022

Org. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 3342-3347

Visible light-driven [3 + 3] annulation reaction of 2H-azirines with Huisgen zwitterions and synthesis of 1,2,4-triazines

S. Cao, T. Tang, J. Li and Z. He, Org. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 3342 DOI: 10.1039/D2QO00564F

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