Photoinduced decarboxylative radical cascade alkylation/cyclization of benzimidazole derivatives with an aliphatic carboxylic acid <i>via</i> ligand-to-iron charge transfer
Yan Xu, C. Wang, Chun Lv, Jianjie Wang, Qian Zhang, Jiayang Wang, Runpu Shen, Bin Sun, Can Jin
Abstract
The photoinduced decarboxylative radical cascade alkylation/cyclization method with various benzimidazole moieties bearing unactivated alkenes efficiently synthesizes polycyclic benzimidazoles via LMCT processes.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryBenzimidazoleCascadeAlkylationDecarboxylationLigand (biochemistry)Carboxylic acidRadical cyclizationCharge (physics)PhotochemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisReceptorQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryChromatographyPhysicsRadical Photochemical ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods