Bioinspired photocatalysed C–H fluoroalkylation of arenes in water promoted by native vitamin B<sub>12</sub> and Rose Bengal
Damian E. Yerien, Al Postigo, Massimo Baroncini, Sebastián Barata‐Vallejo
Abstract
Fluoroalkylation of activated arenes was accomplished in water employing the dyad Rose Bengal and unmodified vitamin B 12 as photocatalyst and co-catalyst respectively, with fluoroalkyl bromides as radical sources, under green LEDs irradiation.
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Rose bengalChemistryPhotocatalysisCatalysisPhotochemistryVitaminMedicinal chemistryNuclear chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryFluorine in Organic ChemistryRadical Photochemical ReactionsClick Chemistry and Applications