We design and develop a general strategy
for the assembly
of multisubstituted
1,3-diene derivatives. This methodology proceeds through the cleavage
of cyclopropenes via the rearrangement of the cyclopropyl
radical to the allyl radical after the addition of a carbon-centered
radical with a leaving group onto the strained double bond, leading
to 1,3-diene products with the release of the leaving group. This
approach represents a reaction mode for carbon-centered radical-mediated
functionalization of cyclopropenes with ring cleavage. The transformation
occurs under mild reaction conditions and shows high functional group
tolerance. These highly valuable and modifiable 1,3-diene products
show good antitumor activity against HCT116 cells.
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