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Unified approach to synthesize diverse heterocyclics: a metal-free visible-light-promoted cyclization reaction to acquire sulfonylated spiro-trienones, coumarins and their derivatives

Xin Sun*a, Si-Yu Li a, Su-Yue Chena, Cheng-Cheng Zhanga, Jia Lia, Bin Zhanga, Xiang-Fei Zhanga, Jianghong Donga, Wen-Ke Baic, Xin-Qi Haod, Qi-Jie Xu*a, Bin Wu*b and Miao Yu*a
aSchool of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University, Zhumadian, 463000, China. E-mail: sunxin@bjmu.edu.cn; miaoy050666@126.com; qijie001@163.com
bSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China. E-mail: 2015084@mail.scuec.edu.cn
cHenan Wei Nuo Biotechnology Co., Ltd, Zhumadian 463000, China
dGreen Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Received 20th May 2025 , Accepted 23rd June 2025

First published on 8th July 2025


Abstract

Herein, a visible-light-promoted 9-thioxanthone-catalyzed cascade cyclization reaction to synthesize sulfonylated spiro-trienones, coumarins and their derivatives in yields of up to 98% under mild irradiation reaction conditions is reported. Furthermore, extensive studies, including gram-scale, radical capture, isotope and DFT experiments, were performed to gain insights into the possible reaction mechanism.


Spiro[4.5]trienones and coumarins are recognized as important heterocyclic skeletons of biologically active molecules,1 and they widely exist in many natural products (1 and 2, Fig. 1) and pharmaceutical agents (3 and 4, Fig. 1). Therefore, the synthesis of spiro[4.5]trienone compounds with strong structural diversities and potential bioactivities has always been desired in the field of organic synthesis and has drawn much attention from scientists. Consequently, some protocols have been devoted to the development of novel and efficient ways for the preparation of spiro[4.5]trienones.2 Generally, spiro[4.5]trienone structures are constructed via the oxidative spiro-cyclization of phenol derivatives,3 electrophilic ipso-cyclization,4 transition-metal-mediated intramolecular nucleophilic ipso-cyclization,5 and radical-coupling ipso-cyclization.6 Notably, various substituent groups have been successfully introduced into spiro[4.5]trienone compounds via alkylation,7 alkenylation,8 amination,9 halogenation,10 siliconization,11 phosphonylation,12 nitrification,13 acylation,14 sulfuration,15 selenization,16 telurination,17 and germylation.18 In parallel, sulfone compounds are a class of important organic molecules, many of which have been found to exhibit unique pharmacological activities.19 Most importantly, they also serve as the key building blocks in many organic transformations.20 Furthermore, the introduction of sulfonyl groups into drug molecules may significantly enhance their biological activities.21 As a result, it is of great significance to develop methods to introduce a sulfonyl group into spiro[4.5]trienone skeletons. Electrophilic cyclization of heteroatom-containing alkynes with a neighboring aromatic or heteroaromatic ring, such as N-arylalkynamides, provides a useful strategy to develop annulated heterocycles. Several sulfonyl radical precursors, such as sulfonyl chloride,22 sulfonyl hydrazide,23 sulfonic acid,24 DABSO25 and metabisulfite salt,26 have been investigated to synthesise spiro[4.5]trienones. In 2018, Zhou and Liu22 reported the visible-light-induced radical sulfonylation and ipso-cyclization of N-substituted propiolamides with sulfonyl chloride using 2 mol% eosin Y as the photocatalyst and Na2CO3 as the base in a mixture of CH3CN and H2O. Wang and Wei23 described the I2O5-mediated direct oxidative spirocyclization of N-arylpropiolamides with sulfonylhydrazides, leading to 3-sulfonylated azaspiro[4.5]trienones. Wang and Wei24 also established a method for the synthesis of various 3-sulfonyl and 3-sulfenyl azaspiro[4.5]trienones from N-(p-methoxyaryl)-propiolamides and sulfinic acids using Na2-eosin Y in CH3CN/H2O. Tang25a in 2019 and Volla25b in 2020 independently developed a visible-light-promoted one-pot synthesis of sulfonylated spiro[4.5]trienones from anilines and diaryliodonium salts via SO2 insertion under transition-metal-free conditions. In 2023, Zhao26 developed a protocol to access sulfonylated spiro[4.5]trienones via SO2 insertion by the visible-light-induced cyanoalkylsulfonylation/ipso-cyclization of N-arylpropiolamide with cyclobutanone oxime esters and Na2S2O5 in the presence of the eosin Y disodium salt in CH3CN. As part of our continued interest in the synthesis of sulfonylated 2-oxindole frameworks,27 herein, we report a visible-light-promoted cascade cyclization reaction to synthesize sulfonylated spiro-trienones, coumarins and their derivatives.
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Fig. 1 Representative natural products and biologically active pharmaceuticals containing spiro-trienone frameworks.

Herein, a metal-free visible-light-promoted dearomatization ipso-cyclization reaction to synthesize spiro[5.5]trienones is reported. The study was initiated with the screening of the reaction solvent. As shown in Table 1, when the reaction was performed in CH3CN, DMF, and CH3OH, spiro[4.5]trienone product 6a could be isolated in 31–40% yields in the presence of 9-thioxanthone derivative PC-1 (0.2 equiv.) and K2S2O8 (2.0 equiv.) under the irradiation of white light (Entries 1–3, Table 1). The yield increased up to 65% in CH3CN/H2O (Entry 4, Table 1). The situation changed under different systems of mixed solvents (Entries 5–8, Table 1). Next, the investigation of photocatalysts was carried out. Several thioxanthone derivatives photocatalyst were subjected to the reaction conditions, and the results showed that PC-4 could afford the desired spiro[4.5]trienone product 6a in 84% yield (Entries 9–12, Table 1). Besides K2S2O8, Na2S2O8 and (NH4)2S2O8 (Entry 14, Table 1) could also produce 6a in 58% and 65% yields, respectively (Entries 13 and 14, Table 1).

Table 1 Screening of the reaction conditions for spiro[4.5]trienone 6a

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Entry Solvent/H2O (v/v) PC Oxidant Yield(%)a
a Isolated yield.b The reaction was performed in green light.c The reaction was performed in blue light.d The reaction was performed in purple light.e The reaction was performed in an air atmosphere.f The reaction was performed in the absence of photocatalyst.g The reaction was performed in the dark.
1 CH3OH Neat PC-1 K2S2O8 40
2 DMF Neat PC-1 K2S2O8 38
3 CH3CN Neat PC-1 K2S2O8 31
4 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-1 K2S2O8 65
5 Dioxane/H2O 4/1 PC-1 K2S2O8 50
6 CH3OH/H2O 4/1 PC-1 K2S2O8 27
7 DMF/H2O 4/1 PC-1 K2S2O8 0
8 DMSO/H2O 4/1 PC-1 K2S2O8 0
9 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-2 K2S2O8 63
10 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-3 K2S2O8 66
11 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 K2S2O8 84
12 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-5 K2S2O8 65
13 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 Na2S2O8 58
14 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 (NH4)2S2O8 65
15b CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 K2S2O8 72
16c CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 K2S2O8 95
17d CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 K2S2O8 62
18 CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 None 0
19e CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 K2S2O8 0
20f CH3CN/H2O 4/1 None K2S2O8 85
21g CH3CN/H2O 4/1 PC-4 K2S2O8 90


Further optimization of various light sources indicated that blue light was the best choice, whereas green and purple lights were relatively less effective (Entries 15–17, Table 1). Control experiments showed that oxidative (Entry 18, Table 1) and nitrogen atmospheres (Entry 19, Table 1) were necessary for the conversion. Notably, spiro[4.5]trienone 6a could still be generated in 85 and 90% yields in the absence of the photosensitizer (Entry 20, Table 1) or in the dark (Entry 21, Table 1), respectively. In this case, several substrates were selected to verify that photo-irradiation was crucial to the reaction. The yields of spiro[4.5]trienones decreased dramatically when the reactions were carried out under oxidative conditions with only K2S2O8 at room temperature. Even at 90 °C, 6d, 6h and 6i could only produce much lower product yields compared to the standard reaction conditions. When AgNO3 was introduced as the catalyst at room temperature, 6b, 6d, 6f and 6h could be isolated in only 24–43% product yields. By increasing the reaction temperature to 90 °C, the yield of 6d increased to 64% (Table 2). Except for the selected template substrate 5a, all of the other substrates in Table 2 could only produce much lower yields of the corresponding products at room temperature. These results explicitly indicated that visible light was very important for this transition-metal-free cyclization transformation to obtain elevated reaction yields at room temperature in a nitrogen atmosphere. Additionally, substrate 5a′ did not produce any product in CH3CN/H2O, CH3OH/H2O or dioxane/H2O under the standard reaction conditions, demonstrating that a methoxy (–OMe) group at the para-position of phenyl was essential for the conversion (Table 3). Therefore, the optimal reaction conditions were established as a combination of 5a (0.1 mmol), PhSO2Na (0.2 mmol), and 9-thioxanthone (0.02 mmol) in the presence of K2S2O8 (0.2 mmol) under the irradiation of blue light and a nitrogen atmosphere. As shown in Table 4, with the optimized conditions in hand, we then investigated the scope and generality of this metal-free visible-light-promoted dearomative ipso-spirocyclization reaction with respect to various phenylacrylamides. Substrates bearing electron-donating groups, such as –Me (6b and 6c) and the stronger electron-donating group –OMe (6d and 6e), produced azaspiro[4.5]trienones in excellent yields. Substrates bearing electron-withdrawing groups, for example, –F (6f), –Cl (6g and 6h), –Br (6i and 6j), –I (6k), and –CF3 (6l), also provided good product yields. To our delight, 5m and 5n afforded azaspiro[4.5]trienones 6m and 6n in 66% and 30% yields, respectively. Next, several similarly structured sulfonyl radicals were introduced in the reaction, which resulted in the formation of 6o–6s in 64–98% yields. When sodium trifluoromethanesulfinate (Langlois reagent) was used as the sulfonyl donor, 6t′ was isolated in 41% yield instead of 6t. The amide-protected free substrate 5u only afforded 6u in 19% yield. By contrast, N-acetyl substrate 5v did not form product 6v.

Table 2 Control experiments of several selected substratesa

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Entry Sub K2S2O8b K2S2O8c AgNO3, K2S2O8d AgNO3, K2S2O8e
a Isolated yield.b The reaction was performed in the presence of K2S2O8 (2.0 equiv.) at room temperature.c The reaction was performed in the presence of K2S2O8 (2.0 equiv.) at 90 °C.d The reaction was performed in the presence of AgNO3 (0.2 equiv.) and K2S2O8 (2.0 equiv.) at room temperature.e The reaction was performed in the presence of AgNO3 (0.2 equiv.) and K2S2O8 (2.0 equiv.) at 90 °C.
1 6b 28% 71% 43%
2 6d 7% 16% 24% 64%
3 6f 6% 69% 43%
4 6h 5% 38% 27%
5 6i 16% 30% 77%


Table 3 Control experiments of substrate 5a′ using various solvents

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Entry Solvent/H2O Yield (%)a
a Isolated yield.
1 CH3CN/H2O 0
2 CH3OH/H2O 0
3 Dioxane/H2O 0


Table 4 Substrate scopea
a Reaction conditions: 5a (0.1 mmol), PhSO2Na (0.2 mmol), PC-4 (0.02 mmol, 0.2 equiv.), and K2S2O8 (0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in CH3CN/H2O (4[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1, v/v, 2.0 mL) under the irradiation of blue LEDs in a nitrogen atmosphere; isolated yield.
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Coumarin is an important pharmaceutical structural motif and shows a broad spectrum of medicinal properties and biological activities.28 The increasing importance and widespread usage of coumarin derivatives have drawn attention to their synthetic methods,29 among which metal-catalyzed and organocatalytic methods have proven to be the most effective. Several metal-catalyzed and/or organocatalytic synthetic strategies30 for coumarin have been investigated and reported in recent years. Therefore, after successfully introducing the sulfonyl radical onto spiro[4.5]trienones, we continued trying to expand the application scope of the proposed method to access more versatile sulfonyl-substituted coumarin31 scaffolds using aryl propiolates. Solvent screening results showed that in CH3CN/H2O (7/1, v/v, 2 mL, Entry 5, Table 5), 7a could offer coumarin 8a in 77% yield; other proportions (Entries 1–4 and 6, Table 5) produced lower product yields, and other solvent systems gave similar results (Entries 7–12, Table 5). Alteration of PCs (Entries 13 and 14, Table 5) or oxidants (Entries 15 and 17, Table 5) resulted in lower yields. The yield of 8a decreased dramatically when the reaction was performed in the absence of 9-thioxanthone (Entry 18, Table 5) or visible light (Entry 20, Table 5). No product could be detected in the absence of K2S2O8 (Entry 19, Table 5). Therefore, the optimal reaction conditions were quickly established as a combination of substrate 7a (0.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), PhSO2Na (0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), 9-thioxanthone (0.02 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) and K2S2O8 (0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in CH3CN/H2O (7/1, v/v, 2.0 mL) under irradiation with a 23 W white LED in a nitrogen atmosphere (for details, see ESI Table S4 and Page S20). As shown in Table 6, aryl propiolates with strong electron-donating substituents were efficient under the reaction conditions to afford coumarins in 56–77% yields (8a–8d). Notably, an intermediate product of 8b and 8b′ was also isolated in 17% yield (for details, see the ESI, Pages S22 and S23). Substrates with electron-donating and -withdrawing groups substituted simultaneously afforded the corresponding coumarin products (8e and 8f) in moderate yields, respectively. The annulation of substrates with the electron-poor group produced the desired coumarins (8g–8j) in 46–60% yields.

Table 5 Screening of the reaction conditions for coumarin 8a

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Entry Solvent/H2O (v/v) PC Oxidant Yielda (%)
a Isolated yield.b The reaction was performed in the dark.
1 CH3CN Neat 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 Trace
2 CH3CN/H2O 1[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 50
3 CH3CN/H2O 3[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 63
4 CH3CN/H2O 5[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 60
5 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 77
6 CH3CN/H2O 9[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 49
7 CH3OH/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 28
8 Dioxane/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 59
9 DCE/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 0
10 PhCF3/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 Trace
11 DMF/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 0
12 DMSO/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 29
13 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 Eosin disodium K2S2O8 28
14 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 Solvent red 72 K2S2O8 29
15 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone Na2S2O8 31
16 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6 22
17 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone (NH4)2S2O8 Trace
18 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 None K2S2O8 28
19 CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone None 0
20b CH3CN/H2O 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 9-Thioxanthone K2S2O8 26


Table 6 Substrate scopea
a Reaction conditions: 5a (0.1 mmol), PhSO2Na (0.2 mmol), PC-4 (0.02 mmol, 0.2 equiv.), and K2S2O8 (0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in CH3CN/H2O (7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1, v/v, 2.0 mL) under the irradiation of white LEDs in a nitrogen atmosphere; isolated yield.
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On the other hand, different sodium sulfonate sources, such as halogens, –CF3, –OCF3 and –Oph substituents, were used to synthesize coumarin products (8k–8n) with yields ranging from 55% to 71%. Similar to spiro[4.5]trienones, spiro[5.5]trienone skeletons are also widely found in natural products and pharmaceuticals. Consequently, the development of efficient methods for the construction of these privileged structures has also been an important task in organic synthesis. In a previous report, biaryl ynones32 were utilized to synthesize spiro[5.5]trienones. Therefore, we also hoped to extend the scope of this sulfonylated spiro-cyclization to spiro[5.5]trienones using this reaction method (Table 7). To our delight, various propargyl esters 9 afforded the corresponding spiro[5.5]trienone products 10a and 10b (62–58% yield) under the standard conditions. Several sulfonyl radicals introduced in the reaction could also produce spiro[5.5]trienones 10c–10f in 49–60% yields, affording the desired spiro[5.5]trienones. Similarly, when 4-methoxybenzyl-3-phenylpropiolate 11 was subjected to the same conditions, 7-methoxy-5-phenyl-4-(phenylsulfonyl)benzo[c]oxepin-3(1H)-ones (12a and 12b) were successfully isolated in 46–56% yields. Even when the reactions were performed on the gram scale, cyclization involving the sulfonyl radical proceeded excellently to afford spiro[4.5]trienone product 6a in 85% yield (Fig. 2A). Aryl propiolates formed coumarin 8a with PhSO2Na in 46% yield (Fig. 2B). The introduction of the radical scavenger reagent 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy (TEMPO; 2.0 equivalents) in the reaction mixture under the standard reaction conditions completely suppressed the conversions. Spiro[4.5]trienone product 6a (Fig. 3A) and coumarin 10a (Fig. 3B) were not detected, and the starting materials were recovered in 96% and 95% yields, respectively.

Table 7 Substrate scopea
a Reaction conditions: 9 or 11 (0.1 mmol), PhSO2Na (0.2 mmol), PC-4 (0.02 mmol, 0.2 equiv.), and K2S2O8 (0.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in CH3CN/H2O (4[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1 or 7[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1, v/v, 2.0 mL) under the irradiation of blue or white LEDs in a nitrogen atmosphere; isolated yield.
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Fig. 2 Gram-scale experiments for the preparation of 6a (A) and 8a (B).

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Fig. 3 Radical capture experiments for the preparation of 6a (A) and 8a (B).

To gain a deep insight into the formation process of spiro[4.5]trienones, H2O18 was introduced in the reaction mixture instead of H2O (Fig. 4A). High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) analysis showed that the oxygen atom of the product ketone carbonyl group was a mixture of O18 and O16, indicating that the oxygen atom of the ketone originated from the original substrate –16OMe group and reaction solvent (H2O18) (also see ESI Fig. S5 and S6, Pages S8 and S9). Therefore, a plausible mechanism for the reactions (Fig. 4B) was proposed based on the experimental results presented above. First, the benzenesulfonyl radical was formed via the oxidation of the excited-state photosensitizer 9-thioxanthone (PC-4). Then, a radical addition reaction with the C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C bond occurred to afford intermediate Int-1, which subsequently produced intermediate Int-2 via intramolecular radical addition. The demethylation24,26 of Int-3 afforded normal spiro[4.5]trienone 6h. Meanwhile, a H2O18 nucleophilic attack, followed by deprotonation and MeOH elimination25a reactions of intermediate Int-3 afforded the spiro[4.5]trienone O18 product 6h′. As shown in Fig. 4C, similar to the formation of 6a, the benzenesulfonyl radical was first formed via the oxidation of the excited-state photosensitizer 9-thioxanthone (PC-4). Then, the benzenesulfonyl radical addition reaction with 7a afforded intermediate Int-4, which subsequently afforded intermediate Int-5 via intramolecular radical addition. The oxidation of Int-5 afforded Int-6, followed by 1,2-ester migration33 to afford Int-6, and the coumarin product 8a finally formed via dehydrogenation aromatization.


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Fig. 4 Isotope experiment of 5h (A). Proposed reaction mechanism for 5h to 6h + 6h′ (B) and proposed mechanism of the preparation of coumarin 8a (C).

To confirm the proposed reaction process, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were also performed to gain additional insights into the reaction mechanism (Fig. 5). Two sequences (Paths 1 and 2) were compared using the Gaussian 16C 01 program with M06-2X/6-311G(d,p)). By taking the change in oxidation and dehydrogenation processes into consideration, the energy of intermediate 2Int4 is set as the zero point of the total electronic energy (unit in kcal mol−1). The zero point of the total electronic energy in brackets after double backslash is the ground state of corresponding intermediate (for example, 1Int6 and 18a, black line, Path 1). The higher spin multiplicity of the system are shown in the blue line (Path 2), and the corresponding excited states are shown in the pink line (Path 3). The change in the energy of isomer product 8aa is shown in the red line (Path 1–i). The vinyl radical intermediate 2Int4 is generated via the addition of the benzenesulfinate radical to substrate 7a. Then, the C atom radical of the vinyl attacks and bonds with the C1 atom in the bending structure of 2Int4-c to afford 2Int5. Path 1 (Path 1: 2Int42Int4-c2Int51Int61Int718a, dark line) is more favorable than Path 1–i (Path 1–i: 2Int42Int4-c2Int5-I1Int6-I18aa, red line) because the total electronic energy of 2Int5 is 7.2 kcal mol−1 lower than that of 2Int5-i. The final product 18a of the aromatic structure undergoes intramolecular 1,2-migration, whose energy is 3.3 kcal mol−1 lower than that of isomer 18aa. This result indicated that the formation process of product 8a was much more favorable than the formation process of isomer 8aa.


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Fig. 5 DFT (M06-2X/6-311G(d)) computational studies of the formation of coumarin 8a.

Conclusions

In conclusion, a metal-free visible-light-promoted radical cascade cyclization reaction approach to access diverse heterocyclic spiro-trienones, coumarins and their derivatives under mild irradiation conditions was reported. The results of radical scavenger and isotope experiments showed that the reaction involved radical addition, cyclization and deprotonation to afford the desired products. The mechanistic study of the synthesis of coumarins was also validated using the results of DFT calculations. Further study of the application of phenylsulfinyl radicals in organic synthesis is in progress in our laboratory.

Data availability

The data supporting this article have been included as part of the ESI.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest to declare.

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the Research Foundation for Doctoral of Huanghuai University (no. 12011942), National Scientific Research Project Cultivation Fund of Huanghuai University (No. 110719421001), Programs for Science and Technology Development of Henan Province (No. 232102310360, 212102310329, 242102310440 and 252102311232), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U2004191), Graduate Education Reform Project of Henan Province (No. 2023SJGLX336Y and 2023SJGLX093Y) and the Key Scientific Research Projects of Universities in Henan Province (No. 23B150007 and 25B150032) for the support of this research.

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