Persistent free radicals have become indispensable in the synthesis of organic materials by living radical polymerization. However, examples of their use in the synthesis of small molecules are rare. Herein, we report the application of persistent radical and quinone methide intermediates to the synthesis of the resveratrol tetramers nepalensinol B and vateriaphenol C. The spontaneous cleavage and reconstitution of exceptionally weak carbon-carbon bonds has enabled a stereoconvergent oxidative dimerization of racemic materials in a transformation that likely coincides with the biogenesis of these natural products. The efficient synthesis of higher-order oligomers of resveratrol will facilitate the biological studies necessary to elucidate their mechanism(s) of action.
A method for aliphatic C-H bond oxidation of oximes and hydrazones mediated by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO) has been developed, which enables the concise assembly of substituted isoxazole and pyrazole skeletons.
A method for the oxygenation of tertiary C-H bonds of N-alkylamidines and N-(2-alkylaryl)amidines is described that utilizes the CuBr·SMe(2)/2,2'-bipyridine catalytic system under an O(2) atmosphere and provides dihydrooxazoles and 4H-1,3-benzoxazines. The oxygen atom is incorporated from atmospheric molecular oxygen during the present process.
This review updates recent advances in Cu-catalyzed (anaerobic) oxidative carbon-heteroatom bond formation on sp(3)- and sp(2)-C-H bonds as well as alkenes, classified according to the types of stoichiometric oxidants.
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