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Photogenerated Oxetanes as a Gateway to Uphill Cyclopropanation
Köglmeier, Tim
, Tiefel, Thomas J.
and Reiser, Oliver
(2026)
Photogenerated Oxetanes as a Gateway to Uphill Cyclopropanation.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 01 Jul 2026 06:28
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.79730
Abstract
Despite their privileged status in pharmaceutical chemistry, the sustainable synthesis of cyclopropanes remains a fundamental challenge. Conventional methods rely on hazardous diazo precursors or pre-functionalized substrates that generate stoichiometric byproducts. Here, we report an overall endergonic, catalytic route to cyclopropanes from abundant, renewable starting materials. Furan oxetanes, ...
Despite their privileged status in pharmaceutical chemistry, the sustainable synthesis of cyclopropanes remains a fundamental challenge. Conventional methods rely on hazardous diazo precursors or pre-functionalized substrates that generate stoichiometric byproducts. Here, we report an overall endergonic, catalytic route to cyclopropanes from abundant, renewable starting materials. Furan oxetanes, readily formed by photochemical [2 + 2] cycloaddition of aldehydes and furan, undergo an intramolecular SN-type rearrangement under Lewis acid catalysis, producing cyclopropanes with ideal atom economy. The strategy enables access to meso-cyclopropane dicarbaldehydes, which are versatile intermediates that streamline the preparation of otherwise challenging bioactive motifs. By harnessing photogenerated oxetanes as cyclopropane precursors, this work offers a sustainable way to densely functionalized cyclopropanes from simple feedstocks under mild conditions.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | DEAL (Wiley) | ||||
| Date | 26 June 2026 | ||||
| Institutions | Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Organische Chemie > Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Oliver Reiser | ||||
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| Keywords | biomass upgrading | cyclopropanes | isomerization | photochemistry | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-797302 | ||||
| Item ID | 79730 |
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