Photocatalytic Isocyanide-Based Multicomponent Domino Cascade toward the Stereoselective Formation of Iminofurans.
Sveva PellicciaAntonella Ilenia AlfanoPaolo LucianoEttore NovellinoAlberto MassarottiGian Cesare TronDavide RavelliMariateresa GiustinianoPublished in: The Journal of organic chemistry (2020)
A visible-light-promoted three-component isocyanide-based synthesis of iminofurans is herein reported. The reaction proved to be general in scope and proceeds through a triple domino process. Control experiments with 18O-labeled water and TEMPO provided key mechanistic insights for delineating the reactivity paradigms crucial to design efficient photoredox isocyanide-based domino transformations.