TY - JOUR
T1 - Photochemical Construction of Trifluoromethyl Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentyl-heterocycles
AU - Gallego Gamo, Albert
AU - Ji, Yingmin
AU - Maity, Tapas
AU - Lalisse, Remy
AU - Molins, Elies
AU - Pleixats i Rovira, Roser
AU - Gimbert Suriñach, Carolina
AU - Vallribera Massó, Adelina
AU - Gutierrez, Osvaldo
AU - Granados Toda, Albert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society
PY - 2025/12/23
Y1 - 2025/12/23
N2 - We describe a transition-metal-free photocatalytic synthesis of CF
3–BCP–oxindoles via radical cascade annulation. This mild and sustainable protocol employs a bench-stable thianthrenium CF
3–BCP reagent and activated anilides under visible-light irradiation to efficiently assemble complex scaffolds bearing dual (CF
3 and BCP) bioisosteric features. Mechanistic studies reveal that CF
3–BCP radical generation proceeds through a previously unreported electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex between 4CzIPN and the thianthrenium salt, initiating a radical chain process. This method provides a practical photochemical platform for the late-stage incorporation of CF
3–BCP motifs into oxindole frameworks and expands the accessible bioisosteric chemical space for drug discovery.
AB - We describe a transition-metal-free photocatalytic synthesis of CF
3–BCP–oxindoles via radical cascade annulation. This mild and sustainable protocol employs a bench-stable thianthrenium CF
3–BCP reagent and activated anilides under visible-light irradiation to efficiently assemble complex scaffolds bearing dual (CF
3 and BCP) bioisosteric features. Mechanistic studies reveal that CF
3–BCP radical generation proceeds through a previously unreported electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex between 4CzIPN and the thianthrenium salt, initiating a radical chain process. This method provides a practical photochemical platform for the late-stage incorporation of CF
3–BCP motifs into oxindole frameworks and expands the accessible bioisosteric chemical space for drug discovery.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c04624
DO - 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c04624
M3 - Article
C2 - 41432245
SN - 1523-7060
VL - 28
SP - 248
EP - 253
JO - Organic Letters
JF - Organic Letters
IS - 1
ER -