A visible light mediated iridium photocatalysed reverse polarity Povarov reaction of aryl imines and electron deficient alkenes is described. Operating via a putative nucleophilic α-amino radical, generated by a proton coupled electron transfer process, addition to a range of conjugated electron deficient alkene substrates affords substituted tetrahydroquinoline products in high yields and with typically good to excellent diastereoselectivity in favor of the trans diastereoisomer. Sub-stoichiometric quantities of Hantzsch ester were found to be key to initiate the overall redox-neutral, free radical cyclization cascade. This new reaction complements existing two electron Lewis acid mediated variants and expands the capabilities of imine umpolung chemistry to synthetically relevant cyclisation methodology.
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Leitch, J. A., Fuentes De Arriba, A. L., Tan, J., Hoff, O., Martínez, C. M., & Dixon, D. J. (2018). Photocatalytic reverse polarity Povarov reaction. Chemical Science, 9(32), 6653–6658. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8sc01704b
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