Reported herein is a novel photoredox-catalyzed approach for ether synthesis and it involves alkoxyl radicals generated from N-alkoxypyridinium salts. A wide range of alkenes are smoothly difunctionalized in an anti-Markovnikov fashion, affording various functionalized alkyl alkyl ethers. Notably, this mild process tolerates a number of functional groups and is efficiently carried out under both batch and flow conditions. Importantly, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments by spin trapping were carried out to characterize the radical intermediates involved in this radical/cationic process.
A general efficient one‐pot synthesis of S‐perfluoroalkylated NH‐sulfoximines from sulfides has been developed using phenyliodine diacetate (PIDA) and ammonium carbamate. Remarkable rate enhancement with trifluoroethanol was observed, presumably due to H‐bonding effects. These mild and metal‐free conditions are compatible with ‐CH2F, ‐CFCl2, ‐CF2H, ‐CF2Br, ‐C4F9, and ‐CF3 groups, in both the alkyl‐ and aryl series. Based on a 19F NMR analysis, a λ6‐acetoxysulfanenitrile intermediate was proposed.
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