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Copper-catalyzed methylative difunctionalization of alkenes

Bao, Xu  
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Yokoe, Takayuki
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Ha, Tu M.
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2018
Nature Communications

Trifluoromethylative difunctionalization and hydrofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes have been developed into powerful synthetic methodologies. On the other hand, methylative difunctionalization of olefins remains an unexplored research field. We report in this paper the Cu-catalyzed alkoxy methylation, azido methylation of alkenes using dicumyl peroxide (DCP), and di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) as methyl sources. Using functionalized alkenes bearing a tethered nucleophile (alcohol, carboxylic acid, and sulfonamide), methylative cycloetherification, lactonization, and cycloamination processes are subsequently developed for the construction of important heterocycles such as 2,2-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans, tetrahydropyrans, γ-lactones, and pyrrolidines with concurrent generation of a quaternary carbon center. The results of control experiments suggest that the 1,2-alkoxy methylation of alkenes goes through a radical-cation crossover mechanism, whereas the 1,2-azido methylation proceeds via a radical addition and Cu-mediated azide transfer process.

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research article
DOI
10.1038/s41467-018-06246-6
Author(s)
Bao, Xu  
Yokoe, Takayuki
Ha, Tu M.
Wang, Qian
Zhu, Jieping
Date Issued

2018

Publisher

Nature Research

Published in
Nature Communications
Volume

9

Issue

1

Start page

1995

End page

1999

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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FunderGrant Number

FNS

SNSF 20020_155973

FNS

SNSF 20021_178846

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