Visible light activation of Boronic Esters enables efficient photoredox C(sp2)–C(sp3) cross-couplings in flow
Fabio Limaa, Dr. Mikhail A. Kabeshova, Dr. Duc N. Trana, Dr. Claudio Battilocchioa, Dr. Joerg Sedelmeierb, Dr. Gottfried Sedelmeierb, Dr. Berthold Schenkelb, S. V. Ley*a
- * Corresponding author
- a Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- b Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Read the publication that featured this abstractWe report herein a new method for the photoredox activation of boronic esters. Using these reagents, an efficient and high-throughput continuous flow process was developed to perform a dual iridium- and nickel-catalyzed C(sp2)–C(sp3) coupling by circumventing solubility issues associated with potassium trifluoroborate salts. Formation of an adduct with a pyridine-derived Lewis base was found to be essential for the photoredox activation of the boronic esters. Based on these results we were able to develop a further simplified visible light mediated C(sp2)–C(sp3) coupling method using boronic esters and cyano heteroarenes under flow conditions.
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