Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp2)-C(sp3) and C(sp)-C(sp3) Coupling of Substituted Cinnamic Acids and 3-Phenyl Propiolic Acid with N-Tosyl Oxaziridines

A mild and efficient strategy for decarboxylative C(sp2)-C(sp3) and C(sp)-C(sp3) coupling of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids such as substituted cinnamic acids and 3-phenyl propiolic acid with N-Tosyl oxaziridines was developed. The corresponding products were achieved in moderate to good yields with excellent stereoselectivity. Base-free and oxidant-free conditions allow good functional group tolerance. Radical inhibitors such as TEMPO and BHT completely suppressed the reactions suggesting a radical mechanism was involved. This study is supposed to broaden the frontier of oxaziridines' chemistry and to open up a novel cascade for alkylating reagents. © 2019 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim