REAGENTS AND METHODS FOR ALIPHATIC CARBON-HYDROGEN BOND FUNCTIONALIZATION

• Main Authors: LEIBFARTH, FRANK, ALTY, JILL, ALEXANIAN, ERIK, FAZEKAS, TIMOTHY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.10.2024
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

The subject matter contained herein relates generally to methods and compounds that facilitate aliphatic carbon-hydrogen bond functionalization by group transfer via a nitrogen-centered radical in the presence of a trap, and the functionalized compounds prepared therefrom. The subject matter described herein provides a platform and the ability to efficiently and selectively introduce a range of valuable functionality on diverse hydrocarbon substrates ranging from methane to polyolefins with >3500 carbon atoms. As described herein, the reagents employed can form reactive N-centered radicals, the kinetics of which do not compete with companion radical traps. This technology finds usefulness in enhancing capabilities in late-stage diversification, while the molecules and materials now made accessible can provide solutions to important challenges in medicinal chemistry and materials science.