Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry (Jun 2020)

Photocatalyzed syntheses of phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues. A review

  • Alessandra Del Tito,
  • Havall Othman Abdulla,
  • Davide Ravelli,
  • Stefano Protti,
  • Maurizio Fagnoni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.123
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 1
pp. 1476 – 1488

Abstract

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Phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues have important applications in materials science and in medicine. Aim of this review is to collect recent reports describing their synthesis, which make use of radical cyclizations promoted by a visible light-triggered photocatalytic process.

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