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Isothiourea-catalysed enantioselective radical conjugate addition under batch and flow conditions

  • Roberto del Río-Rodríguez
  • , Matthew Westwood
  • , Marina Sicignano
  • , Martin Juhl
  • , Jose A. Fernández-Salas
  • , José Alemán*
  • , Andrew D. Smith*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The photocatalytic generation of α-amino radicals is combined with chiral isothiourea derived α,β-unsaturated acyl ammonium intermediates. The reaction proceeds via a [3+2] radical-polar crossover mechanism to generate γ-lactams in good yields and enantioselectivities. The enantioselective radical conjugate addition was carried out under batch and flow conditions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7277-7280
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume58
Issue number52
Early online date25 May 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Jul 2022

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