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Photoredox-enabled C(sp <sup>3</sup> )–H functionalization of amines through iminium ions, radicals, and carbanions

Xueying Chen, Yan Zhang, Chao Gao, Guo‐Qiang Xu

2025Organic Chemistry Frontiers8 citationsDOI

Abstract

The direct functionalization of C(sp 3 )–H bonds in amines by photoredox catalysis has emerged as a powerful and economical strategy for constructing structurally diverse nitrogen-containing molecules without requiring prefunctionalized substrates.

Topics & Concepts

ChemistrySurface modificationCarbanionIminiumPhotoredox catalysisCatalysisCombinatorial chemistryMoleculeOrganic chemistryAminationOrganocatalysisMedicinal chemistryDivergent synthesisRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSynthesis and Catalytic Reactions