Di Terlizzi L, Galathri EM, Protti S, Kokotos CG, Fagnoni M. A General Metal-Free Protocol for the Visible-Light-Driven Protection of Carbonyls.
CHEMSUSCHEM 2023;
16:e202201998. [PMID:
36427248 DOI:
10.1002/cssc.202201998]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
The protection of a carbonyl is a standard procedure to mask the reactivity of this group towards nucleophiles and reductants. The present work pointed out the potentialities of arylazo sulfones as non-ionic photoacid generators (PAGs) to promote the efficient conversion of aldehydes and ketones into acetals, ketals, and 1,3-oxazolidines upon visible-light irradiation. This approach employed mild conditions and exhibited an easy scalability and a broad scope (80 examples included).
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