Photoinduced copper-catalyzed alkoxyl radical-triggered ring-expansion/aminocarbonylation cascade

A photoinduced copper-catalyzed alkoxyl triggered C−C bond cleavage/aminocarbonylation cascade is presented. Through adjusting the structure of alkoxyl radical precursors, functionalized lactones and keto-amides were synthesized with good yields and excellent functional group tolerance under redox-neutral conditions. Notably, this protocol enables the integration of lactone fragments with many amine drugs and drug fragments.