Photoinduced sulfonylation cyclization to medium-sized benzo[<i>b</i>]azocine and mechanistic insight
Dongyang Zhao, Kai Sun, Miao Tian, Bingfei Yan, Wenzuo Li, Qing Sun, Guangfan Zheng, Qian Zhang
Abstract
A novel light induced 8-endo sulfonyl cyclization to medium-sized benzo[ b ]azocines is developed. DFT calculations rationalize the rate-determining step and chemoselectivity observed in this transformation.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryChemoselectivitySulfonylTransformation (genetics)Medicinal chemistryStereochemistryComputational chemistryCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisBiochemistryGeneAlkylRadical Photochemical ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods