Visible light/copper catalysis enabled Heck-like coupling between alkenes and cyclic sulfonium salts <i>via</i> selective C–S bond cleavage
Xianqin Liu, Xufeng Li, Linyuan Wang, Yongjia Shi, Jian Lv, Daoshan Yang
Abstract
A Heck-like coupling of cyclic sulfonium salts with alkenes via selective C–S bond cleavage using a copper complex as a photosensitizer through a visible-light-driven redox-neutral process has been developed.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistrySulfoniumCopperCatalysisCleavage (geology)Heck reactionBond cleavagePhotochemistryCoupling (piping)Combinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryPalladiumSalt (chemistry)Mechanical engineeringGeotechnical engineeringEngineeringFracture (geology)Sulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical Reactions