Aldehydes as powerful initiators for photochemical transformations
- Maria A. Theodoropoulou,
- Nikolaos F. Nikitas and
- Christoforos G. Kokotos
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 833–857, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.76
Graphical Abstract
Scheme 1: Norrish type I and II dissociations.
Scheme 2: Proposed radical pair formation after the photolysis of benzaldehyde (8).
Scheme 3: Aldehydes in the Paterno–Büchi reaction.
Scheme 4: 2,3-Diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (DBH).
Scheme 5: Dissociation pathways of benzaldehyde.
Scheme 6: Reactions that lead to polarized products detectable by CIDNP.
Scheme 7: MMA (26), DEABP (27), and Michler’s ketone (28).
Scheme 8: Radical intermediates of DEABP.
Scheme 9: Photoinitiated polymerization of monomeric MMA (26) using the quinoxalines 32 and benzaldehyde (8).
Scheme 10: Acetone (4) and formaldehyde (35) as photografting initiators.
Scheme 11: Photografting by employing acetaldehyde (36) as the photoinitiator.
Scheme 12: Proposed photolysis mechanism for aliphatic ketones 44 and formaldehyde (35).
Scheme 13: Initiator 50, reductant 51, and benzaldehyde derivatives 52–54 for the polymerization of the methac...
Scheme 14: Proposed mechanism of the photomediated atom transfer radical polymerization employing the benzalde...
Scheme 15: cis/trans isomerization employing triplet states of photosensitizers.
Scheme 16: Salicylaldehyde (68) forms an internal hydrogen bond.
Scheme 17: Olefin isomerization via energy transfer from a carbonyl compound.
Scheme 18: Mechanistic pathways for the Paterno–Büchi reaction.
Scheme 19: Isomeric oxetanes formed after photochemical addition of aryl aldehydes to 2-butenes.
Scheme 20: Rotation of the C3–C4 bond of the biradical intermediate may lead to all four conformations.
Scheme 21: Photolysis products of benzaldehyde (8) in different solvents. a) In benzene or ethanol. b) In hex-...
Scheme 22: N-tert-Butylbenzamide formation proceeds via a benzoyl radical.
Scheme 23: Photochemical pinacol coupling.
Scheme 24: Photochemical ATRA catalyzed by 4-anisaldehyde (52).
Scheme 25: Proposed triplet sensitization mechanism of the ATRA reaction in the presence of 4-anisaldehyde (52...
Scheme 26: Benzaldehyde-mediated photoredox CDC reaction: compatible amides and ethers.
Scheme 27: Photoredox cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) conditions and proposed reaction mechanism.
Scheme 28: Optimized conditions for the photoredox merger reaction.
Scheme 29: Proposed mechanism for the C(sp3)–H alkylation/arylation of ethers.
Scheme 30: Substrate scope for the photochemical alkylation of ethers.
Scheme 31: C(sp3)–H Functionalization of N-containing molecules.
Scheme 32: Substrate scope for the photochemical alkylation of N-containing molecules.
Scheme 33: Additional products yielded by the photochemical alkylation reaction of N-containing molecules.
Scheme 34: C(sp3)–H functionalization of thioethers.
Scheme 35: Proposed mechanism for the C(sp3)–H alkylation/arylation of N-containing molecules and thioethers.
Scheme 36: Hydroacylation using 4-cyanobenzaldehyde (53) as the photoinitiator.
Scheme 37: Selectivity for the formation of the α,α-disubstituted aldehydes.
Scheme 38: Substrate scope for the photochemical addition of aldehydes to Michael acceptors.
Scheme 39: Proposed mechanism for the hydroacylation of Michael acceptors using 4-cyanobenzaldehyde (53) as th...
Scheme 40: Catalytic arylation of aromatic aldehydes by aryl bromides in which the reaction product acts as th...
Scheme 41: Proposed mechanism for the catalytic arylation of benzaldehydes by aryl bromides in which the react...
Scheme 42: Functionalization of the chiral cyclobutanes 180.
Scheme 43: Optimized reaction conditions and proposed mechanism for the sulfonylcyanation of cyclobutenes.
