Tilby MJ, Dewez DF, Pantaine LRE, Hall A, Martínez-Lamenca C, Willis MC. Photocatalytic Late-Stage Functionalization of Sulfonamides via Sulfonyl Radical Intermediates.
ACS Catal 2022;
12:6060-6067. [PMID:
35633900 PMCID:
PMC9127806 DOI:
10.1021/acscatal.2c01442]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
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A plethora of drug
molecules and agrochemicals contain the sulfonamide
functional group. However, sulfonamides are seldom viewed as synthetically
useful functional groups. To confront this limitation, a late-stage
functionalization strategy is described, which allows sulfonamides
to be converted to pivotal sulfonyl radical intermediates. This methodology
exploits a metal-free photocatalytic approach to access radical chemistry,
which is harnessed by combining pharmaceutically relevant sulfonamides
with an assortment of alkene fragments. Additionally, the sulfinate
anion can be readily obtained, further broadening the options for
sulfonamide functionalization. Mechanistic studies suggest that energy-transfer
catalysis (EnT) is in operation.
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