title: Organocatalytic asymmetric formal arylation of benzofuran-2(3H)-ones with cooperative visible light photocatalysis.
abstract: An organocatalytic asymmetric reaction of benzofuran-2(3H)-ones with naphthoquinones is disclosed. The current method provides a direct way to facilitate arylation of benzofuran-2(3H)-ones in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. A cooperative visible light photocatalysis with asymmetric hydrogen-bond catalysis has also been developed, thus allowing the more widely available 1-naphthols instead of naphthoquinones to be applied to facilitate the arylation with satisfactory results (up to 95% ee).
authors: Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Jinming Campus, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China. chmjzy@henu.edu.cn.
authors: Yang
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Jinming Campus, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China. chmjzy@henu.edu.cn.
authors: Jiangtao
authors: J
authors: Li
authors: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.
authors: Xinyi
authors: X
authors: Ye
authors: Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Jinming Campus, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China. chmjzy@henu.edu.cn.
authors: Xiaowei
authors: X
authors: Zhao
authors: Key Laboratory of Natural Medicine and Immuno-Engineering of Henan Province, Henan University, Jinming Campus, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China. chmjzy@henu.edu.cn.
authors: Zhiyong
authors: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6350-7429
authors: Z
authors: Jiang