Photogenerated donor–donor diazo compounds enable facile access to spirocyclopropanes
Vincent George, Burkhard König
Abstract
Prompted by the increasing interest in strained hydrocarbons as potential drug candidates, we developed a simple and efficient photochemical protocol for (spiro)cyclopropanes from bench stable tosylhydrazones and electron poor olefins.
Topics & Concepts
DiazoChemistryCycloadditionCombinatorial chemistryElectron donorPhotochemistryPyrazolineOrganic chemistryCatalysisCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods