A photoinduced reaction of potassium alkyltrifluoroborates,sulfur dioxide,and para-quinone methides under visible light irradiation at room temperature is developed,giving rise to diarylmethyl alkylsulfones in moderat...A photoinduced reaction of potassium alkyltrifluoroborates,sulfur dioxide,and para-quinone methides under visible light irradiation at room temperature is developed,giving rise to diarylmethyl alkylsulfones in moderate to good yields.This reaction works well under photocatalysis with a broad substrate scope by using DABCO·(SO_(2))_(2)as the source of sulfur dioxide.Mechanistic study shows that this transformation is initiated by alkyl radicals generated in situ from potassium alkyltrifluoroborates in the presence of photocatalyst.The subsequent insertion of sulfur dioxide and radical 1,6-addition of para-quinone methides with alkylsulfonyl radical intermediates afford the corresponding diarylmethyl alkylsulfones.展开更多
基金Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22007017 and 21871053)the Talents'Startup Fund of Gannan Medical University(No.QD201831)+3 种基金the Education Bureau of Jiangxi Province(No.GJJ190799)the Research Fund of Gannan Medical University(No.ZD201905)the Leading Innovative and Entrepreneur Team Introduction Program of Zhejiang(No.2019R01005)the Open Research Fund of School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Henan Normal University(No.2020ZD04)。
文摘A photoinduced reaction of potassium alkyltrifluoroborates,sulfur dioxide,and para-quinone methides under visible light irradiation at room temperature is developed,giving rise to diarylmethyl alkylsulfones in moderate to good yields.This reaction works well under photocatalysis with a broad substrate scope by using DABCO·(SO_(2))_(2)as the source of sulfur dioxide.Mechanistic study shows that this transformation is initiated by alkyl radicals generated in situ from potassium alkyltrifluoroborates in the presence of photocatalyst.The subsequent insertion of sulfur dioxide and radical 1,6-addition of para-quinone methides with alkylsulfonyl radical intermediates afford the corresponding diarylmethyl alkylsulfones.