Published to ChemCatChem
Just out in ChemCatChem: Organophotoredox-Catalyzed Decarboxylative N-Alkylation of Sulfonamides. We developed an organophotoredox-catalyzed reaction for N-alkylation of sulfonamides with aliphatic carboxylic acid-derived redox active esters as alkylating reagents. Under mild and transition metal-free conditions, a series of functionalized N-alkylated sulfonamides were prepared. This protocol also enabled the functionalization of pharmaceutical drugs bearing a sulfonamide or carboxylic acid moiety. This radical-mediated process allowed the assembly of three components including sulfonamides, redox active esters, and alkenes to yield complex sulfonamides in a one-pot manner.
