Visible-Light Mediated Oxidative Fragmentation of Ethers and Acetals by Means of Fe(III) Catalysis.
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Lindroth R, Ondrejková A, Wallentin CJ
Org. Lett. 24 (8) 1662-1667 [2022-03-04; online 2022-02-22]
A new method employing iron(III) acetylacetonate along with visible light is described to effect oxidative ring opening of cyclic ethers and acetals with unparalleled efficiency. The method allows for a photocatalytic radical chemistry approach to functionalize relatively inert cyclic ethers into useful synthetic intermediates. The methodology sheds further light on the use of underexplored iron complexes in visible-light photochemical contexts and illustrates that simple Fe(III) complexes can initiate redox processes from 4LMCT excited states.
Swedish NMR Centre (SNC) [Service]
PubMed 35192351
DOI 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00231
Crossref 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00231