Alkyl Radical Generation from Alkylboronic Pinacol Esters through Substitution with Aminyl Radicals.
Zhe WangNick WierichJingjing ZhangConstantin-Gabriel DaniliucArmido StuderPublished in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2023)
Alkylboronic pinacol esters (APEs) are highly versatile reagents in organic synthesis. However, the direct generation of alkyl radicals from commonly used, bench-stable APEs has not been well explored. In this communication, alkyl radical generation from APEs through reaction with aminyl radicals is reported. The aminyl radicals are readily generated by visible-light-induced homolytic cleavage of the N-N bond in N -nitrosamines, and C radical generation occurs through nucleohomolytic substitution at boron. As an application, the highly efficient photochemical radical alkyloximation of alkenes with APEs and N -nitrosamines under mild conditions is presented. A wide range of primary, secondary, and tertiary APEs engage in this transformation that is easily scaled up.
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