Synlett 2023; 34(17): 2037-2041
DOI: 10.1055/a-2108-9626
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Visible-Light-Induced C-3 Difluoroalkylation of Quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones with Difluoroiodane(III) Reagents under Catalyst-Free Conditions

Haijuan Qin
a   Research Centre of Modern Analytical Technology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. of China
,
Ningning Zhou
b   China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. of China
,
Kun Wang
b   China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. of China
,
Ying Zhang
b   China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. of China
,
Xia Zhao
c   College of Chemistry, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. of China
,
Kui Lu
a   Research Centre of Modern Analytical Technology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. of China
b   China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Food Nutrition/Safety and Medicinal Chemistry, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, P. R. of China
› Author Affiliations
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 22077095).


Abstract

A visible-light-induced radical difluoroalkylation of quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones by hypervalent-iodine-based reagents was developed. To facilitate the final oxidative step, [bis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene (PIFA) was employed as an oxidant. Moreover, a one-pot protocol for this transformation was realized by generating the difluoroalkylation reagent in situ. The readily accessible reagents and the mild reaction conditions make this reaction an alternative and practical strategy for the synthesis of C(3)-difluoroalkylated quinoxalin-2(1H)-ones.

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Publication History

Received: 28 March 2023

Accepted after revision: 12 June 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
12 June 2023

Article published online:
18 August 2023

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