Weak base-promoted selective rearrangement of oxaziridines to amides via visible-light photoredox catalysis.

The selective rearrangement of oxaziridines to amides via a single electron transfer (SET) pathway is unexplored. In this study, we present a weak base-promoted selective rearrangement of oxaziridines to amides via visible-light photoredox catalysis. The developed method shows excellent functional group tolerance with a broad substrate scope and good to excellent yields. Furthermore, control experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to gain insight into the reactivity and selectivity.

Synthesis of 4-Isoxazolines via Visible-Light Photoredox-Catalyzed [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Oxaziridines with Alkynes.

A method for [3 + 2] cycloaddition of oxaziridines with alkynes to form 4-isoxazolines via visible-light photoredox catalysis is described. This method is a greener, atom-economical reaction that tolerates various functional groups and provides good to excellent yield. Moreover, the cyclization products can be conveniently converted into tetrasubstituted allylic alcohols and enamines. A mechanistic study suggests that the reaction involves photoredox-catalyzed in situ generation of a nitrone from the oxaziridine by SET.