Visible light-induced direct α C–H functionalization of alcohols

Linbin Niu; Jiamei Liu; Xing-An Liang; Shengchun Wang; Aiwen Lei

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08413-9

Nature Communications (Jan 2019)

Visible light-induced direct α C–H functionalization of alcohols

Linbin Niu,
Jiamei Liu,
Xing-An Liang,
Shengchun Wang,
Aiwen Lei

Affiliations

Linbin Niu: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University
Jiamei Liu: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University
Xing-An Liang: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University
Shengchun Wang: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University
Aiwen Lei: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), Wuhan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08413-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Alcohols are very useful building blocks in organic synthesis, however C–H functionaliztion in presence of free –OH groups is highly challenging. Here, the authors report a selective visible light-promoted α-functionalization of free alcohols with heteroarenes mediated by Selectofluor.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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