Generation of non-stabilized alkyl radicals from thianthrenium salts for C–B and C–C bond formation

Abstract

The generation of non-stabilized alkyl radicals from sulfonium salts has been a challenge for several decades. Here, the authors show the treatment of S-(alkyl) thianthrenium salts, which can generate non-stabilized alkyl radicals as key intermediates that enable controlled and selective reactions under mild photoredox conditions.