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A unified photoredox-catalysis strategy for C(sp3)-H hydroxylation and amidation using hypervalent iodine.

Guo-Xing LiCristian A Morales-RiveraFang GaoYaxin WangGang HePeng LiuGong Chen
Published in: Chemical science (2017)
We report a unified photoredox-catalysis strategy for both hydroxylation and amidation of tertiary and benzylic C-H bonds. Use of hydroxyl perfluorobenziodoxole (PFBl-OH) oxidant is critical for efficient tertiary C-H functionalization, likely due to the enhanced electrophilicity of the benziodoxole radical. Benzylic methylene C-H bonds can be hydroxylated or amidated using unmodified hydroxyl benziodoxole oxidant Bl-OH under similar conditions. An ionic mechanism involving nucleophilic trapping of a carbocation intermediate by H2O or CH3CN cosolvent is presented.
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