Visible‐Light‐Promoted Catalytic Ring‐Opening Isomerization of 1,2‐Disubstituted Cyclopropanols to Linear Ketones

Isomerization to linear ketones is a valuable transformation of 1,2-disubstituted cyclopropanols proceeding through radical intermediates. Despite simplicity of this reaction, the known protocol required stoichiometric amounts of both an oxidant and a reducing agent. In this article, we report a catalytic isomerization of 1,2-disubstituted cyclopropanols to linear ketones enabled by the photoredox catalytic system consisting of an acridinium photocatalyst and diphenyl disulfide under irradiation with blue LEDs.