Post-functionalization of dibenzothiophene to functionalized biphenyls via a photoinduced thia-Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

Xiaofeng Ma (), Yazhou Liu, Le Du, Jingwei Zhou and István E. Markó
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Xiaofeng Ma: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yazhou Liu: Université Catholique de Louvain
Le Du: Université Catholique de Louvain
Jingwei Zhou: Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
István E. Markó: Université Catholique de Louvain

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The Baeyer-Villiger reaction is used extensively in organic chemistry. Sila- and bora-variants have also been documented widely, with these processes underpinning, for example, the Fleming-Tamao oxidation and hydroborative alkene hydration, respectively. By contrast, the development of thia-Baeyer-Villiger reactions involving sulfoxides has long been considered unlikely because competitive oxidation to the sulfone occurs exclusively. Here, we disclose a photoinduced thia-Baeyer-Villiger-type oxidations; specifically, we find that exposure of dibenzothiophene (DBT) derivatives to an iron porphyrin catalyst under Ultraviolet irradiation in the presence of t-BuOOH generates sulfinic esters in up to 87% yield. The produced sulfinic esters are transformed to a variety of biphenyl substrates including biphenyl sulfoxides, sulfones and sulfonamides in 1-2 steps. These results provide a mild process for the selective functionalization of sulfur compounds, and offer a biomimetic approach to convert DBT into 2-hydroxybiphenyl under controllable stepwise pathway. Based upon experimental evidences and DFT calculation, a mechanism is proposed.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14522-7

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