Photoredox functionalization of C-H bonds adjacent to a nitrogen atom

Lei Shi; Wujiong Xia

doi:10.1039/c2cs35203f

Photoredox functionalization of C-H bonds adjacent to a nitrogen atom

Chem Soc Rev. 2012 Dec 7;41(23):7687-97. doi: 10.1039/c2cs35203f.

Authors

Lei Shi¹, Wujiong Xia

Affiliation

¹ State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment & The Academy of Fundamental and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, China.

PMID: 22869017
DOI: 10.1039/c2cs35203f

Abstract

The functionalization of C-H bonds and the visible light photoredox catalysis represent two prominent challenges in organic chemistry. In this regard, the combination of visible-light catalysis and C-H bond functionalization adjacent to a tertiary amine has been successfully developed in the past three years. In this tutorial review, we aim to give a brief overview of this issue and state the main results obtained in the reactions.