Revisiting the Baddeley Reaction: Access to Functionalized Decalins by Charge-Promoted Alkane Functionalization

Author(s)
Milos Vavrik, Phillip S. Grant, Daniel Kaiser, Tim Gruene, Nuno Maulide
Abstract

C−H functionalization of purely aliphatic substrates is a challenging endeavor, as the absence of directing groups generally thwarts attempts at regiocontrol. This is particularly true for difunctionalization reactions, where the control of relative stereochemistry poses an additional obstacle. The Baddeley reaction of decalins, despite suffering from strong limitations with regard to yield and generality, stands as one of only few known transformations capable of regio- and stereocontrol in aliphatic C−H functionalization. Herein, we report a regio- and diastereoselective method for the double functionalization of decalins enabling access to a novel, unreported regioisomer in synthetically useful yields. This method was also successfully applied to a range of other alkane substrates, enabling a straightforward synthesis of keto alcohols from the simplest alkane building blocks.

Organisation(s)
Department of Organic Chemistry, Core Facility Crystal Structure Analysis, Department of Inorganic Chemistry
Journal
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume
64
ISSN
1433-7851
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202418067
Publication date
2024
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104015 Organic chemistry
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Catalysis, General Chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f3de61b5-49bb-4ff5-bbab-e55db2138f40