DOI: 10.1039/d6gc04587a ISSN: 1463-9262

Self-sensitizing diaryl ketones for multi-substituted alkene synthesis

Fanyuanhang Yang, Xiangwen Xu, Yuzhen Gao, Weiping Su

Diaryl ketones serve as dual substrates and self-sensitizers, enabling photocatalyst- and metal-free tri- and tetra-substituted alkene synthesis from benzylic/allylic bromides under air via a HAT/SET radical relay and radical–radical C–C coupling.

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