Photoredox Generation of Sulfonyl Radicals and Coupling with Electron Deficient Olefins.
Yiding ChenNicole McNamaraOliver MayThanigaimalai PillaiyarDavid C BlakemoreSteven V LeyPublished in: Organic letters (2020)
Various sulfone tetrazoles were activated via iridium photoredox catalysis in the presence of DMAP to give dialkyl sulfones. The presumed sulfone radical intermediates were trapped by a range of electron-deficient olefins in generally good to excellent yields.