Modifying electron transfer between photoredox and organocatalytic units via framework interpenetration for β-carbonyl functionalization

Zhengqiang Xia, Cheng He, Xiaoge Wang and Chunying Duan ()
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Zhengqiang Xia: Dalian University of Technology
Cheng He: Dalian University of Technology
Xiaoge Wang: Dalian University of Technology
Chunying Duan: Dalian University of Technology

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Modifying electron transfer pathways is essential to controlling the regioselectivity of heterogeneous photochemical transformations relevant to saturated carbonyls, due to fixed catalytic sites. Here we show that the interpenetration of metal–organic frameworks that contain both photoredox and asymmetric catalytic units can adjust the separations and electron transfer process between them. The enforced close proximity between two active sites via framework interpenetration accelerates the electron transfer between the oxidized photosensitizer and enamine intermediate, enabling the generation of 5πe− β-enaminyl radicals before the intermediates couple with other active species, achieving β-functionalized carbonyl products. The enriched benzoate and iminium groups in the catalysts provide a suitable Lewis-acid/base environment to stabilize the active radicals, allowing the protocol described to advance the β-functionalization of saturated cyclic ketones with aryl ketones to deliver γ-hydroxyketone motifs. The homochiral environment of the pores within the recyclable frameworks provides additional spatial constraints to enhance the regioselectivity and enantioselectivity.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00416-8

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