Organics (Sep 2023)

Recent Advances in Application of Alkoxy Radical in Organic Synthesis

  • Munsaf Ali,
  • Shi Sewell,
  • Juncheng Li,
  • Ting Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/org4040033
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4
pp. 459 – 489

Abstract

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Alkoxy radicals have been identified as versatile intermediates in synthetic chemistry in the last few decades. Over the last decade, various catalytic processes for the in situ generation of alkoxy radicals have been explored, leading to the development of new synthetic methodologies based on alkoxy radicals. In this review, we provided a comprehensive review of recent developments in the utilization of alkoxy radicals in diverse organic transformations, natural product synthesis, and the late-stage modification of bioactive molecules through the implementation of the photoredox methodology.

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