An efficient and sustainable protocol for regioselective hydrocarboxylation of alkynes to construct diverse propionic acid derivatives is disclosed.Under photoinduced conditions,the anti-Markovnikov hydrocarboxylation...An efficient and sustainable protocol for regioselective hydrocarboxylation of alkynes to construct diverse propionic acid derivatives is disclosed.Under photoinduced conditions,the anti-Markovnikov hydrocarboxylation of alkynes was realized with CO_(2) radical anion in-situ generated from formate as both a carbonyl source and a reductant.The collaboration between photosensitizer and hydrogen atom transfer catalyst promoted the catalytic cycle to work smoothly,giving a broad substrate scope including terminal and internal alkynes.The Giese radical addition of CO_(2) radical anion to the C—C triple bond is the key step to initiate the reaction.展开更多
文摘An efficient and sustainable protocol for regioselective hydrocarboxylation of alkynes to construct diverse propionic acid derivatives is disclosed.Under photoinduced conditions,the anti-Markovnikov hydrocarboxylation of alkynes was realized with CO_(2) radical anion in-situ generated from formate as both a carbonyl source and a reductant.The collaboration between photosensitizer and hydrogen atom transfer catalyst promoted the catalytic cycle to work smoothly,giving a broad substrate scope including terminal and internal alkynes.The Giese radical addition of CO_(2) radical anion to the C—C triple bond is the key step to initiate the reaction.