Issue 24, 2018

Transition-metal-free radical cleavage of a hydrazonyl N–S bond: tosyl radical-initiated cascade C(sp3)–OAr cleavage, sulfonyl rearrangement and atropisomeric cyclopropanation

Abstract

For the first time, the combination of catalytic 1,10-phenanthroline and potassium carbonate enables a radical cleavage of a hydrazonyl N–S bond to deliver a tosyl radical and a diazo compound, along with releasing molecular hydrogen spontaneously. The tosyl radical and hydrogen evolution are witnessed by radical trapping, EPR experiment and gas chromatography. An innovative application of this strategy into metal-free coupling of N-tosylhydrazone and phosphinyl allene provides a one-step synthesis of novel atropisomeric 3-tosyl-1-enyl-cyclopropyl-diphenylphosphine oxide derivatives with excellent diastereoselectivity and E-selectivity. Moreover, these atropisomeric products, verified by 1H-NMR, DFT calculations and X-ray crystallography, are controllably formed. Mechanistic studies indicate that the multistep cascade reaction occurs through radical hydrazonyl N–S bond cleavage, radical C(sp3)–OAr bond cleavage, sulfonyl rearrangement and atropisomeric cyclopropanation.

Graphical abstract: Transition-metal-free radical cleavage of a hydrazonyl N–S bond: tosyl radical-initiated cascade C(sp3)–OAr cleavage, sulfonyl rearrangement and atropisomeric cyclopropanation

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
14 aug 2018
Accepted
02 nov 2018
First published
02 nov 2018

Org. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 3567-3573

Transition-metal-free radical cleavage of a hydrazonyl N–S bond: tosyl radical-initiated cascade C(sp3)–OAr cleavage, sulfonyl rearrangement and atropisomeric cyclopropanation

Y. Chen, T. Liu, J. Zhu, H. Zhang and L. Wu, Org. Chem. Front., 2018, 5, 3567 DOI: 10.1039/C8QO00873F

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