{"title":"Discovery and Development of an Aerobic Radical Hydroxyarylation Reaction Using Aryl Halides, Olefins, and O2","authors":"Mark C. Maust, Defne Tuncaral, Simon B. Blakey","doi":"10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00968","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Herein, we report the development of a radical hydroxyarylation reaction through the coupling of an aryl radical, an olefin, and O<sub>2</sub>. Photoredox activation of a silyl radical halogen atom abstractor enables mild aryl radical generation and reactivity in 5-<i>exo</i>, 6-<i>exo</i>, and dearomative cyclizations to synthesize a variety of hydroxylated semisaturated fused ring systems. Expansion of the substrate scope to include aryl bromide starting materials reveals the crucial role of iodide in the catalytic cycle.","PeriodicalId":54,"journal":{"name":"Organic Letters","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Organic Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00968","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Herein, we report the development of a radical hydroxyarylation reaction through the coupling of an aryl radical, an olefin, and O2. Photoredox activation of a silyl radical halogen atom abstractor enables mild aryl radical generation and reactivity in 5-exo, 6-exo, and dearomative cyclizations to synthesize a variety of hydroxylated semisaturated fused ring systems. Expansion of the substrate scope to include aryl bromide starting materials reveals the crucial role of iodide in the catalytic cycle.
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