Synlett 2019; 30(11): 1361-1365
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611841
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Synthesis of β-Selenylated Cyclopentanones via Photoredox-Catalyzed Selenylation/Ring-Expansion Cascades of Alkenyl Cyclobutanols

Hye Im Jung
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Department of Chemistry, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Chungnam 31538, Republic of Korea   Email: dyoung@sch.ac.kr
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This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant-No. NRF-2016-R1D1A1B03933723) and Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.
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Publication History

Received: 19 April 2019

Accepted after revision: 08 May 2019

Publication Date:
29 May 2019 (online)


Abstract

A photoredox strategy to access β-selenated cyclic ketone derivatives through the coupling reaction of 1-(1-arylvinyl)cyclobutanols with diselenides under blue LED irradiation and an air atmosphere was developed. This reaction employs the easily accessible and shelf-stable diselenides as a selenium radical source, and the reaction has advantages of mild reaction conditions and broad substrate scope.

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  • 12 General Procedure for Photoredox Selenylation/Ring-Expansion Sequences of Alkenyl Cyclobutanols An oven-dried flask equipped with a magnetic stir bar was charged with 1-(1-arylvinyl)cyclobutanols 1 (0.1 mmol), diselenide 2 (0.06 mmol), Ru(bpy)3Cl2·6H2O (2.2 mg, 3 μmol), and acetonitrile (1 mL) under air. The reaction mixture was stirred for 8–25 h under irradiation of blue LEDs (5 W, 455 nm). The reaction mixture was concentrated under vacuum and purified by chromatography on silica gel (ethyl acetate/n-hexane = 1:20) to afford β-selenated cyclic ketone derivatives 3.
  • 13 2-Phenyl-2-[(phenylselanyl)methyl]cyclopentanone (3a) Yield 83%; yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 7.42–7.37 (m, 4 H), 7.34–7.30 (m, 2 H), 7.27–7.23 (m, 1 H), 7.21–7.18 (m, 3 H), 3.39 (d, J = 12 Hz, 1 H), 3.30 (d, J = 12.4 Hz, 1 H), 2.70–2.65 (m, 1 H), 2.40–2.20 (m, 3 H), 2.00–1.90 (m, 1 H), 1.84–1.73 (m, 1 H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): δ = 217.9, 138.4, 132.6, 131.0, 128.9, 128.7, 127.4, 126.8, 126.7, 57.8, 37.8, 37.4, 33.6, 18.4. HRMS (ESI): m/z calcd for C18H18OSe [M]+ : 330.0523; found: 330.0527.