Thianthrenation-promoted photoinduced alkene difunctionalization and aryl allylation with Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts

Abstract

An organophotoredox-catalyzed alkoxyallylation of feed-stock olefins, through thianthrenation using a Morita–Baylis–Hillman adduct as an allylating agent, is described. Site-selective addition of MeOH to an alkene-thianthrenium salt and its subsequent conversion into a nucleophilic radical species forms the basis of this unique difunctionalization strategy. The scope is also expanded into radical aryl allylation.