The Dark Side of Isocyanides: Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity in the Oxidative Functionalization of C(sp<sup>3</sup>)–H Bonds
Camilla Russo, Jussara Amato, Gian Cesare Tron, Mariateresa Giustiniano
Abstract
-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline with an array of different (pro)nucleophiles in good to excellent yields, thus providing the proof-of-concept for the development of a new highly tunable class of organic visible-light photocatalysts.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisChemistryPhotochemistryIsocyanideSurface modificationElectrophilic aromatic substitutionAmideVisible spectrumNucleophileCombinatorial chemistryPhotoexcitationCatalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryPhysicsNuclear physicsOptoelectronicsExcited stateRadical Photochemical ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques