A deaminative alkyl radical cascade cyclization of 1,7-dienes is described under visible-light photocatalysis. This method delivers a family of benzoazepinones (benzazepinones) and occurs under mild reaction conditions to access a broad substrate scope with excellent functional group tolerance and good yields. This protocol has also been extended to 1,7-enynes, furnishing a representative collection of cyclopentaquinolinones.
Key words
benzazepinones - photocatalysis - cyclopentaquinolinones - cyclization - 1,7-enynes -
N-heterocycles