Described
herein is a visible-light-driven chlorotrifluoromethylative
and chlorotrichloromethylative cyclization reaction to synthesize
chlorotrifluoromethylated and chlorotrichloromethylated cyclic compounds.
Visible-light photochemistry was utilized to generate trifluoromethyl
and trichloromethyl radicals and trigger radical addition/cyclization/chlorination
sequences. The use of terminal alkene-derived enynes enables the regioselective
and stereoselective synthesis of chlorotrifluoromethylated and chlorotrichloromethylated
pyrrolidines, piperidines, and cyclopentanes.
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