摘要
The cycloadditions of molecular dioxygen with neutral π-bond motifs rely heavily on singlet-state 1 O 2 , whereas ground state 3 O 2 is chemically inactive. Here we report novel [3 + 2]-annulations among ground-state 3 O 2 (1 bar), allenes, and nitrosoarenes at low temperatures, efficiently yielding dioxygen-containing oxacycles. With less hindered 1-arylallene derivatives, these dioxygen species undergo skeletal rearrangement to 3-hydroxy-1-ketonyl-2-imine oxides. These cycloadditions represent valuable one-pot O,N,O-trifunctionalizations of allenes. Our EPR experiments confirm the presence of 1,4-diradical intermediates from an allene/nitrosoarene mixture, which manifest the hidden diradical properties of nitrosoarenes.