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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Linbin Niu, Jiamei Liu, Xing-An Liang, Shengchun Wang, Aiwen Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08413-9