
doi: 10.1021/ja404342j
pmid: 23796403
Concerted proton-coupled electron transfer is a key mechanism of substrate activation in biological redox catalysis. However, its applications in organic synthesis remain largely unexplored. Herein, we report the development of a new catalytic protocol for ketyl-olefin coupling and present evidence to support concerted proton-coupled electron transfer being the operative mechanism of ketyl formation. Notably, reaction outcomes were correctly predicted by a simple thermodynamic formalism relating the oxidation potentials and pKa values of specific Brønsted acid/reductant combinations to their capacity to act jointly as a formal hydrogen atom donor.
Molecular Structure, Cyclization, Thermodynamics, Electrons, Alkenes, Ketones, Protons, Oxidation-Reduction, Catalysis
Molecular Structure, Cyclization, Thermodynamics, Electrons, Alkenes, Ketones, Protons, Oxidation-Reduction, Catalysis
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