A novel strategy for organic synthesis via radical intermediates was developed by using
N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) as the key catalyst. Carbon radicals were successfully generated from various hydrocarbons under the influence of NHPI combined with Co (II) salt and dioxygen, and the carbon radicals thus formed were applied to a variety of synthetic reactions. Firstly, in the reaction with alkanes, oxygen-containing compounds such as alcohols, ketones and carboxylic acids were produced through the formation of alkyl radicals in good yields. Secondary, the treatment of alkenes with hydroperoxides, which are derived from the reaction of alkyl radicals thus generated with dioxygen, afforded epoxides in good yields. In contrast, the trapping of alkyl radicals prepared by the present method by NO
2 and SO
2 under mild conditions provided an efficient method for the synthesis of nitroalkanes and sulfonic acids, respectively. Finally, the generation of α-hydroxy carbon radicals from alcohols was also successful, and the synthesis of α-hydroxy-γ-lactones, which so far had been difficult to prepare by the conventional methods, was achieved in high yields by allowing them to react with acrylates.
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