title: Thiophenol-Catalyzed Visible-Light Photoredox Decarboxylative Couplings of N-(Acetoxy)phthalimides.
abstract: We have developed visible-light photoredox decarboxylative couplings of N-(acetoxy)phthalimides without an added photocatalyst in which simple and commercially available thiophenols are used as the effective organocatalysts, and 4-(trifluoromethyl)thiophenol shows optimal catalytic activity. Three representative decarboxylative examples were chosen including one amination and two C-C bond couplings to confirm efficacy of the visible-light photoredox reactions, and the results exhibited that they performed very well at room temperature. The interesting discovery should provide a novel and environmentally friendly strategy for visible-light photoredox transformation of organic molecules.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yunhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Haijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-7250-0053
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fu