Synlett 2021; 32(04): 401-405
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705968
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Radicals – by Young Chinese Organic Chemists

Radical-Mediated Hetaryl Functionalization of Nonactivated Alkenes through Distal ipso-Migration of O- or S-Hetaryls

Huihui Zhang
a   Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. of China   Email: chzhu@suda.edu.cn
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Meishan Ji
a   Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. of China   Email: chzhu@suda.edu.cn
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Youhao Wei
a   Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. of China   Email: chzhu@suda.edu.cn
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Haodong Chen
a   Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. of China   Email: chzhu@suda.edu.cn
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Xinxin Wu
a   Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. of China   Email: chzhu@suda.edu.cn
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Chen Zhu
a   Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. of China   Email: chzhu@suda.edu.cn
b   Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry of Natural Substances, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
C.Z. is grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21722205, 21971173) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).


Dedicated to Ilhyong Ryu on the occasion of his 70th birthday

Abstract

A radical-mediated hetaryl functionalization of nonactivated alkenes through distal ipso-migration of O- or S-containing hetaryls was developed. Furyl, benzofuryl, thienyl, and benzothienyl groups showed satisfactory migratory abilities. A variety of heteroatom-centered radicals, including azido, trifluoromethylsulfanyl, and silyl radicals readily trigger the migration cascade, and a new C–heteroatom and C–C bond are concomitantly constructed in the reaction. This method provides an efficient approach to the synthesis of high-valued complex O- or S-hetaryl compounds.

Supporting Information



Publication History

Received: 15 August 2020

Accepted after revision: 21 September 2020

Article published online:
30 October 2020

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