Iron-catalyzed radical cascade 6-endo cyclization of dienes towards fused nitrogen heterocycles initiated by an alkoxycarbonyl radical?

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date: 2020-09-10 DOI: 10.1039/D0OB01438A

Abstract

An iron-catalyzed radical cascade cyclization of dienes initiated by an alkoxycarbonyl radical has been developed in the presence of (NH4)2S2O8, leading to a series of fused nitrogen heterocyclic compounds under relatively mild reaction conditions. The reaction is triggered by the addition of an alkyoxycarbonyl radical derived from the cleavage of alkoxyformyl hydrazide. Afterward, the formed nucleophilic radical preferred addition to the electron-neutral vinyl rather than the electron-deficient vinyl, followed by cascade 6-endo cyclization and further radical cyclization.

Graphical abstract: Iron-catalyzed radical cascade 6-endo cyclization of dienes towards fused nitrogen heterocycles initiated by an alkoxycarbonyl radical
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