[3+2] Cycloadditions of Aryl Cyclopropyl Ketones by Visible Light Photocatalysis

Abstract
We report a new method for the formal [3+2] reaction of aryl cyclopropyl ketones with olefins to generate highly substituted cyclopentane ring systems. The key initiation step in this process is the one-electron reduction of the ketone to the corresponding radical anion, which is accomplished using a photocatalytic system comprising Ru(bpy)32+, La(OTf)3, and TMEDA.

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