A new general process of selective, homolytic alkylation of heteroaromatic bases of great synthetic interest is described. It is based on the reaction of alkyl iodides with hydrogen peroxide and heterocyclic compounds in DMSO, catalyzed by an Fe(II) salt. It is shown that the iodine abstraction from the alkyl iodide by the methyl radical, generated from the solvent, is the key point of the overall process. Combined enthalpic and polar effects contribute to the high selectivity: the enthalpic factor governs the equilibria of the iodine abstraction, and the polar factor determines the reactivity toward the protonated heterocyclic ring.

(1989). Homolytic Alkylation of Protonated Heteroaromatic Bases by Alkyl Iodides, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Dimethyl Sulfoxide [journal article - articolo]. In JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/231774

Homolytic Alkylation of Protonated Heteroaromatic Bases by Alkyl Iodides, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Dimethyl Sulfoxide

Fontana, Francesca
1989-01-01

Abstract

A new general process of selective, homolytic alkylation of heteroaromatic bases of great synthetic interest is described. It is based on the reaction of alkyl iodides with hydrogen peroxide and heterocyclic compounds in DMSO, catalyzed by an Fe(II) salt. It is shown that the iodine abstraction from the alkyl iodide by the methyl radical, generated from the solvent, is the key point of the overall process. Combined enthalpic and polar effects contribute to the high selectivity: the enthalpic factor governs the equilibria of the iodine abstraction, and the polar factor determines the reactivity toward the protonated heterocyclic ring.
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1989
Minisci, Francesco; Vismara, Elena; Fontana, Francesca
(1989). Homolytic Alkylation of Protonated Heteroaromatic Bases by Alkyl Iodides, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Dimethyl Sulfoxide [journal article - articolo]. In JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/231774
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