PMID- 37340217 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230919 IS - 1474-9092 (Electronic) IS - 1474-905X (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 10 DP - 2023 Oct TI - Visible-light promoted photoredox catalysis in flow: addition of biologically important alpha‑amino radicals to michael acceptors. PG - 2259-2270 LID - 10.1007/s43630-023-00448-8 [doi] AB - Visible light promoted photoredox catalyzed formation of alpha-amino radicals from cyclic tertiary amine compounds and their subsequent addition to Michael acceptors performed in flow conditions allowed access to a wide range of functionalized N-aryl-substituted tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) and N-aryl-substituted tetrahydro-beta-carbolines (THBCs). Visible light in conjunction with Ru(bpy)(3)Cl(2) photocatalyst allowed the formation and high reactivities of alpha-amino radicals in flow conditions at room temperature. These reactions gave valuable products with high efficiencies; some previously unavailable reaction pathways photo or thermal reaction conditions; i.e. direct synthesis of 1-substituted (THBCs) via alpha-amino radical path were successfully realized in flow. The use of custom-made FEP tube microreactor proved to be the key to succesfull alpha-amino-radical formation and overall reaction performance in flow. Three types of light transparent custom-made microfluidic devices were tested, among them glass/silicon and FEP type reactor showed very good results in the conversion of tested compounds. Plausible reaction mechanism is proposed in accordance with known principles of photo activation of tertiary amines. Visible light promoted C(sp3)-H functionalization of N-aryl-protected tetrahydroisoquinolines and N-aryl-protected tetrahydro-beta-carbolines in microflow conditions via a-amino radical pathway with various coupling partners in excellent yields and efficiencies. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to European Photochemistry Association, European Society for Photobiology. FAU - Filipovic, Ana AU - Filipovic A AD - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Njegoseva 12, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. FAU - Dzambaski, Zdravko AU - Dzambaski Z AD - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Njegoseva 12, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. FAU - Bondzic, Aleksandra M AU - Bondzic AM AD - Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. FAU - Bondzic, Bojan P AU - Bondzic BP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8249-6091 AD - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Njegoseva 12, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. bojan.bondzic@ihtm.bg.ac.rs. LA - eng GR - 451-03-47/2023-01/200026/Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnoloskog Razvoja/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230621 PL - England TA - Photochem Photobiol Sci JT - Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology JID - 101124451 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - Flow chemistry OT - Microfluidic devices OT - Photoredox catalysis OT - Tertahydroisoquinolines OT - Tetrahydro-beta-carbolines OT - alpha -amino radicals EDAT- 2023/06/21 01:07 MHDA- 2023/06/21 01:08 CRDT- 2023/06/20 23:30 PHST- 2023/05/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/06/21 01:08 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/21 01:07 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/20 23:30 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s43630-023-00448-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s43630-023-00448-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2023 Oct;22(10):2259-2270. doi: 10.1007/s43630-023-00448-8. Epub 2023 Jun 21.