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George, Vincent ; Pattanaik, Aryaman ; Maddox, Daniel ; Sigmund, Lukas M. ; Mejia, Giovanna ; Pahlén, Sara ; Angerer, Simon O. ; Schmoll, Maria ; Schneider, Lisa Marie ; Selmi, Nidhal ; Kabeshov, Mikhail ; Bergonzini, Giulia ; Rehbein, Julia ; König, Burkhard

Geminal Difunctionalization of Ketones via C─S Bond Insertion of Photogenerated Donor–Donor Diazo Compounds

George, Vincent , Pattanaik, Aryaman, Maddox, Daniel, Sigmund, Lukas M., Mejia, Giovanna, Pahlén, Sara, Angerer, Simon O., Schmoll, Maria, Schneider, Lisa Marie, Selmi, Nidhal, Kabeshov, Mikhail, Bergonzini, Giulia, Rehbein, Julia and König, Burkhard (2026) Geminal Difunctionalization of Ketones via C─S Bond Insertion of Photogenerated Donor–Donor Diazo Compounds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e6162809.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 04 May 2026 11:21
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.79401


Abstract

Geminal difunctionalization of carbonyl-derived building blocks represents a versatile strategy for the rapid generation of sp3-rich molecular architectures. In this context, diazo compounds provide a powerful platform for installing two distinct functional groups, yet the reaction space for carbonyl-derived donor–donor diazo systems remains underdeveloped. Here, we report a metal-free migratory ...

Geminal difunctionalization of carbonyl-derived building blocks represents a versatile strategy for the rapid generation of sp3-rich molecular architectures. In this context, diazo compounds provide a powerful platform for installing two distinct functional groups, yet the reaction space for carbonyl-derived donor–donor diazo systems remains underdeveloped. Here, we report a metal-free migratory insertion of diazo compounds into C─S bonds of sulfonyl cyanides, enabling the simultaneous installation of sulfone and nitrile functionalities at a single carbon center. Key to this transformation is the in situ generation of highly reactive diazo intermediates via photochemical decomposition of bench-stable oxadiazolines derived from ketones. This substantially expands the accessible coupling partner space, previously limited to aldehydes or boronic acids. The reaction exhibits broad functional group, water, and air tolerance, delivers high yields, and provides excellent diastereoselectivity in constrained cyclic systems. Compatibility with both batch and continuous-flow processing, as well as its application to a realistic medicinal chemistry combinatorial library synthesis, highlights the practical utility of the method.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Publisher:Wiley
Open Access Type:DEAL (Wiley)
Page Range:e6162809
Date2 May 2026
InstitutionsChemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie > Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Burkhard König
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Funded by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (426795949)
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10.1002/anie.6162809DOI
Keywordschemical library | diazo compounds | difunctionalization | flow chemistry | photochemistry
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgPartially
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-794013
Item ID79401

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