Abstract
We report the iridium-nickel dual photocatalytic acceptorless and redox neutral dehydrogenation of aliphatic heterocycles yielding cyclic alkenes without overoxidation at room temperature. Excitation of the iridium photocatalyst initiates the formation of a nickel hydride intermediate that yields alkenes and H-2 via beta-hydride elimination. The reaction proceeds regioselectively and the scope ...
Abstract
We report the iridium-nickel dual photocatalytic acceptorless and redox neutral dehydrogenation of aliphatic heterocycles yielding cyclic alkenes without overoxidation at room temperature. Excitation of the iridium photocatalyst initiates the formation of a nickel hydride intermediate that yields alkenes and H-2 via beta-hydride elimination. The reaction proceeds regioselectively and the scope was demonstrated by the synthesis of 12 biologically relevant molecules and drugs. In addition, commercially and easily available N-heterocyclic alkane starting materials were converted into functionalized alkenes of high synthetic and commercial value using the method.
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