Chunhang Zhao, Wenjing Ma, Kairui Liu, Ruoyang Xu, Xiuya Ma and Yan Zhang
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Abstract
The high strain energy of cyclobutanes has been utilized for selective ring-opening, enabling the synthesis of valuable linear aliphatic compounds. Although significant progress has been observed recently, most of the approaches appear to be limited to two major manifolds, namely, transition metal-catalyzed carbon–carbon (C–C) oxidative addition or cyclobutyloxy radical-initiated ring opening. In sharp contrast, we describe photoinduced C–C activation using a cyclobutylcarbinyl radical to access γ,δ-unsaturated ketones obtained from cyclobutyl tertiary alcohols and sulfonyl chlorides through a strain release strategy associated with the formation of a stabilized radical. Furthermore, the ketocarbonyl group also enables diverse post-synthetic modifications. Overall, our approach is characterized by broad functional group tolerance, ample substrate scope, and scalability. Our findings represent an alternative method to the aforementioned methods for remote 1,4-difunctionalizations, accompanied by a synthetically useful C–C double bond persisting in the obtained products.
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Organic Chemistry Frontiers is an esteemed journal that publishes high-quality research across the field of organic chemistry. It places a significant emphasis on studies that contribute substantially to the field by introducing new or significantly improved protocols and methodologies. The journal covers a wide array of topics which include, but are not limited to, organic synthesis, the development of synthetic methodologies, catalysis, natural products, functional organic materials, supramolecular and macromolecular chemistry, as well as physical and computational organic chemistry.