Visible-light-induced photocatalytic decarboxylative alkynylations of carboxylic acids have been developed for the first time. The reaction features extremely mild conditions, broad substrate scope, and avoids additional oxidants. Importantly, a decarboxylative carbonylative alkynylation has also been carried out in the presence of carbon monoxide (CO) under photocatalytic conditions, which affords valuable ynones in high yields at room temperature.
A novel visible-light-responsive chiral ligand has been developed by grafting a triplet state photosensitizer to chiral bisoxazoline ligands. Complexation of this ligand with Ni(acac) results in a powerful catalyst for the asymmetric oxidation reaction of β-ketoesters, which uses oxygen or air as the green oxidant and visible light or sunlight as the ideal driving force. Using this protocol, products containing the α-hydroxy-β-dicarbonyl motif are produced in high yields and with excellent enantiopurities.
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