Mild diazenylation of C<sub>sp<sup>2</sup></sub>–H and C<sub>sp<sup>3</sup></sub>–H bonds <i>via</i> arylazo sulfones
Yulei Zhao, Shuai Cheng Li, Yuhang Fan, Chao Chen, Xiaotong Dong, Ruiqing Wang, Yuan‐Ye Jiang
Abstract
A transition-metal-free method to access non-symmetric azo derivatives via cross-couplings of arylazo sulfones with C sp 2 –H and C sp 3 –H is reported. The results presented herein shed light on the unconventional utilization of arylazo sulfones.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryTransition metalMedicinal chemistryMetalStereochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods