Metal-free, visible-light-promoted decarboxylative alkylation of Baylis–Hillman acetates with<i>N</i>-(acyloxy)phthalimides
De‐Run Zhang, Lin‐Ping Hu, Fenglin Liu, Xiao‐Hong Huang, Xia Li, Бо Лю, Guoli Huang
Abstract
A visible light-driven metal- and oxidant-free procedure for the decarboxylative alkylation of Baylis–Hillman acetates with N -(acyloxy)phthalimides to access trisubstituted alkyl acrylates under mild reaction conditions is reported.
Topics & Concepts
PhthalimidesChemistryAlkylationDecarboxylationAlkylMetalRadical initiatorOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhthalimidePolymerizationPolymerRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques