Non-Innocent Radical Ion Intermediates in Photoredox Catalysis: Parallel Reduction Modes Enable Coupling of Diverse Aryl Chlorides

We describe a photocatalytic system that elicits potent photoreductant activity from conventional photocatalysts by leveraging radical anion intermediates generated <i>in situ</i>. The combination of isophthalonitrile and sodium formate promotes diverse aryl radical coupling reactions from abundant but difficult to reduce aryl chloride substrates. Mechanistic studies reveal two parallel pathways for substrate reduction both enabled by a key terminal reductant byproduct, carbon dioxide radical anion.

Non-Innocent Radical Ion Intermediates in Photoredox Catalysis: Parallel Reduction Modes Enable Coupling of Diverse Aryl Chlorides

We describe a photocatalytic system that elicits potent photoreductant activity from conventional photocatalysts by leveraging radical anion intermediates generated <i>in situ</i>. The combination of isophthalonitrile and sodium formate promotes diverse aryl radical coupling reactions from abundant but difficult to reduce aryl chloride substrates. Mechanistic studies reveal two parallel pathways for substrate reduction both enabled by a key terminal reductant byproduct, carbon dioxide radical anion.

Nickel-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Amides with (Hetero)aryl Electrophiles using a DBU/NaTFA Dual-Base System

The first nickel-catalyzed N-arylation of amides with (hetero)aryl (pseudo)halides employing an organic amine base is described. When using Ni(COD)2/CyPAd-DalPhos catalyst mixtures in combination with DBU/NaTFA as a dual-base system, a diversity of (hetero)aryl chloride, bromide, tosylate, and mesylate electrophiles were successfully cross-coupled with structurally varied primary amides, as well as a selection of secondary amide, lactam, and oxazolidone nucleophiles.

Efficient Pd-Catalyzed Hydrodehalogenation of o-Haloanilides in Water

In the present work, we have developed a practical methodology for the hydrodehalogenation of o-haloanilides using PdCl2 at 100 °C under mild conditions in water. The catalytic system could selectively dehalogenate both aryl chloride and aryl bromide and exhibit a broad functional group tolerance.