Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.142, No.3, 1211-1216, 2020
Organophotoredox-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp(3))-O Bond Formation
This manuscript reports a visible-light-mediated organosulfide catalysis that enables the decarboxylative coupling between simple aliphatic alcohol and tertiary or secondary alkyl carboxylic acid-derived redox active esters to produce a C(sp(3))-O-C(sp(3)) fragment. Results of the coupling using other heteroatom nucleophiles such as water, amides, and thiols are also described.