Table 2 Screening of reaction conditionsa

From: Synthesis of tertiary alkylphosphonate oligonucleotides through light-driven radical-polar crossover reactions

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Entry

Change from standard conditions

Yield (%) of 3aab

1

None

71

2

PTH2 instead of PTH1

74 (70)

3

PTH3 instead of PTH1

37

4

PTH4 instead of PTH1

0

5c

Without LiBF4

0

6c

LiPF6 instead of LiBF4

trace

7c

NaBF4 instead of LiBF4

0

8c

MeCN instead of MeCN/DCM

45

9c

DCM instead of MeCN/DCM

53

10c

DMF instead of MeCN/DCM

0

11c

THF instead of MeCN/DCM

39

12c

0 °C instead of 10 °C

31

13c

20 °C instead of 10 °C

69

14c

40 °C instead of 10 °C

65

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  1. a Each reaction was carried out with 1a-1 (0.05 mmol), 2a (0.15 mmol), PTH1 (0.05 mmol) and LiBF4 (0.05 mmol) in MeCN (0.3 mL) and DCM (0.2 mL) at 10 °C under blue LED irradiation for 18 hb 1.H NMR yields. The number in parentheses is the isolated yieldc .PTH2 (1.0 equiv.) was used.