DABCO mediated one pot synthesis of sulfoxonium ylides under blue LED

Abstract

DABCO mediated practical and convenient one pot method has been developed to access sulfoxonium ylides under photoredox and metal free conditions at room temperature. The protocol explored the reactivity of DMSO and α-aryl-α-diazo esters in presence of DABCO under blue LED condition. We demonstrated the generality of this protocol by synthesizing a variety of sulfoxonium ylides in very good yields. The practicality of the protocol has been demonstrated by the gram scale synthesis as well as by the extension of this protocol to synthesize precursors of biologically active compounds. This straightforward and practical method offers an alternative route to access very useful sulfoxonium ylides from α-aryl- α-diazoacetates.