Photocatalytic decarboxylative alkylation of silyl enol ether and enamide with <i>N</i>-(acyloxy)phthalimide using ammonium iodide
Can Liu, Ni Shen, Rui Shang
Abstract
Under visible light, a catalytic amount of ammonium iodide promotes the decarboxylative alkylation of silyl enol ether and enamide with aliphatic <italic>N</italic>-(acyloxy)phthalimide through the photoactivation of a transiently assembled chromophore.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPhthalimideAlkylationAmmonium iodideIodideEnolCatalysisEtherSilylationAmmoniumSilyl etherOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistrySilyl enol etherPhotochemistryRadical Photochemical ReactionsOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsChemical Synthesis and Reactions