Synthesis 2023; 55(03): 473-480
DOI: 10.1055/a-1931-6711
paper

A Visible-Light-Driven Approach to Free Alcohol from Esters of Quinone Propionic Acid

,
Yue Xu
,
Ze Wen
,
Changhong Xie
,
Chengyue Xie
,
Mengqian Yu
,
Lingyun Gao
,
,
Ximing Xu
Jiangsu University (No. 10JDG042 & No. 14JDG018) and National Key R & D Program of China (2018YFE0208600).


This paper is dedicated to Prof. Xiyan Lu on the occasion of his 94th birthday.

Abstract

Release of alcohol from quinone propionic esters (QPEs) propelled by visible-light is reported. 1°, 2°, and allylic alcohols could be freed from the corresponding QPEs under radiation from blue LED bulb in the presence of a photocatalyst. Ten examples are listed and the yields are good to excellent. Possible mechanism has been proposed and further applications of quinone propionic acid (QPA) in photochemistry would be expected.

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Publication History

Received: 31 July 2022

Accepted after revision: 26 August 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
26 August 2022

Article published online:
10 October 2022

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