Accelerating fragment-based library generation by coupling high-performance photoreactors with benchtop analysis

Abstract

Herein we report a workflow coupling photoredox-nickel dual-catalyzed N-arylation reactions to benchtop analysis for the efficient generation of fragment-based libraries. Technological advances in photoreactor design facilitated reliable and reproducible experimentation. Knowledge on the reactivity under previously reported reaction conditions of spirocyclic and strained heterocyclic building blocks, viewed as chemistry informers, could thus be rapidly accessed, identifying privileged or challenging scaffolds and paving the way for further exploration.

Keywords

• benchtop analytics
• fragment-based library
• heterocyclic sp2–sp3 fragments
• n-arylation
• photoredox-nickel dual catalysis