p-Selective (sp2)-C-H functionalization for an acylation/alkylation reaction using organic photoredox catalysis

Ganesh Pandey; Sandip Kumar Tiwari; Bhawana Singh; Kumar Vanka; Shailja Jain

doi:10.1039/c7cc07529d

p-Selective (sp²)-C-H functionalization for an acylation/alkylation reaction using organic photoredox catalysis

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Nov 14;53(91):12337-12340. doi: 10.1039/c7cc07529d.

Authors

Ganesh Pandey¹, Sandip Kumar Tiwari, Bhawana Singh, Kumar Vanka, Shailja Jain

Affiliation

¹ Molecular Synthesis and Drug Discovery Laboratory, Centre of Bio-Medical Research (CBMR), Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science Campus, Raebareli Road, Lucknow-226014, India. [email protected].

PMID: 29098225
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07529d

Abstract

p-Selective (sp²)-C-H functionalization of electron rich arenes has been achieved for acylation and alkylation reactions, respectively, with acyl/alkylselenides by organic photoredox catalysis involving an interesting mechanistic pathway.