The modular cyanoalkylamination of alkenes using bench-stable
and
easy-to-handle α-imino-oxy acid oxime esters as difunctional
reagents creates new synthetic avenues. A metal-free photosensitization
protocol for the installation of both amino and cyanoalkyl functionalities
onto alkene feedstocks in a single step via two differently reactive
nitrogen-centered radicals was developed via energy-transfer catalysis.
Excellent functional group tolerance and mild reaction conditions
also render this protocol suitable for the cyanoalkylamination of
pharmaceutically relevant molecule-derived alkenes.
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