Deoxygenative coupling of alcohols with aromatic nitriles enabled by direct visible light excitation
Yanjiao Xiong, Xuesong Wu
Abstract
) constructing platform accommodates a broad scope of alcohols and aryl nitriles to deliver various alkyl-substituted arenes. Mechanism studies show that a single electron transfer event between a photoexcited aryl nitrile and a xanthate anion is key to the transformation.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryArylNitrileAlkylPhotochemistryXanthateElectron transferCombinatorial chemistryVisible spectrumOrganic chemistryPhysicsOptoelectronicsRadical Photochemical ReactionsSulfur-Based Synthesis TechniquesCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods