C–H Acyloxylation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Yota Sakakibara, Kei Murakami, Kenichiro Itami
Abstract
The C-H acyloxylation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is described. This reaction constructs aryl acyloxylate scaffolds from PAHs with equimolar hypervalent iodine compounds under mild reaction conditions. Interestingly, the blue light irradiation accelerated this transformation. Additionally, the synthesis of structurally new symmetric and unsymmetric diaroyloxylated fluoranthenes was accomplished with a ruthenium photoredox catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryHypervalent moleculeArylRutheniumCatalysisIodinePhotochemistryOrganic chemistryAlkylOxidative Organic Chemistry ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsRadical Photochemical Reactions