Abstract
A highly selective, radical-mediated (4 + 2) coupling reaction of aldehydes and conjugated olefins has been achieved through asymmetric SOMO-catalysis. A radical-polar crossover mechanism is proposed wherein olefin addition to a transient enamine radical cation and oxidation of the resulting radical furnishes a cation which is vulnerable to nucleophilic addition. A range of aromatic aldehydes are shown to couple with styrenes and dienes to provide cyclic products with high chemical efficiency, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 10015-10017 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 29 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 28 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry