Issue 1, 2018

Site-selective bromination of sp3 C–H bonds

Abstract

A method for converting sp3 C–H to C–Br bonds using an N-methyl sulfamate directing group is described. The reaction employs Rh2(oct)4 and a mixture of NaBr and NaOCl and is performed in aqueous solution open to air. For all sulfamates examined, oxidation occurs with high selectivity at the γ-carbon, affording a uniquely predictable method for C–H bond halogenation. Results from a series of mechanistic experiments suggest that substrate oxidation likely proceeds by a radical chain process. Initial formation of an N-halogenated sulfamate followed by Rh-mediated homolysis generates an N-centered radical, which serves as the active oxidant.

Graphical abstract: Site-selective bromination of sp3 C–H bonds

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
25 Okt. 2017
Accepted
18 Nov. 2017
First published
20 Nov. 2017
This article is Open Access

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Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 100-104

Site-selective bromination of sp3 C–H bonds

S. Sathyamoorthi, S. Banerjee, J. Du Bois, N. Z. Burns and R. N. Zare, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 100 DOI: 10.1039/C7SC04611A

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