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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24174-w
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- National Key Research and Development Project [2019YFC1708902]
- Beijing Nova Program [Z201100006820099]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21871011, 81821004]
- Drug Innovation Major Project [2018ZX09711-001]
- Major Changes in the Central Level Support Projects [2060302]
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TEMPO and its derivatives are active catalysts for electrophilic halogenation of olefins, alkynes, and aromatics, under mild reaction conditions and with good functional group tolerance. The high catalytic ability is attributed to a synergistic activation model of electrophilic halogenating reagents. Organohalides are widely used as synthetic precursors and target products, and effective catalysts are needed to activate commercially available haleniums for various halogenation reactions.
Electrophilic halogenation reactions have been a reliable approach to accessing organohalides. During the past decades, various catalytic systems have been developed for the activation of haleniums. However, there is still a short of effective catalysts, which could cover various halogenation reactions and broad scope of unsaturated compounds. Herein, TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine nitroxide) and its derivatives are disclosed as active catalysts for electrophilic halogenation of olefins, alkynes, and aromatics. These catalysts are stable, readily available, and reactive enough to activate haleniums including Br+, I+ and even Cl+ reagents. This catalytic system is applicable to various halogenations including haloarylation of olefins or dibromination of alkynes, which were rarely realized in previous Lewis base catalysis or Lewis acid catalysis. The high catalytic ability is attributed to a synergistic activation model of electrophilic halogenating reagents, where the carbonyl group and the halogen atom are both activated by present TEMPO catalysis. Organohalides are widely used as synthetic precursors and target products, but for various halogenation reactions there is a need for effective catalysts to activate commercially available haleniums. Here, the authors report that TEMPO and its derivatives are active catalysts for electrophilic halogenation of olefins, alkynes and aromatics, under mild reaction conditions and with good functional group tolerance.
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