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Radical C−C Bond Formation using Sulfonium Salts and Light
Author(s) -
Péter Áron,
Perry Gregory J. P.,
Procter David J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.202000220
Subject(s) - sulfonium , chemistry , radical , photoredox catalysis , radical ion , salt (chemistry) , aryl , catalysis , photochemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , ion , photocatalysis , alkyl
Sulfonium salts are playing an increasingly significant role in contemporary organic synthesis. In particular, the generation of radicals from sulfonium salts is a fundamental process in Nature and has been the subject of investigation for over 50 years. However, general synthetic methods that use sulfonium salts as radical precursors are rare. The advent of photoredox catalysis has triggered an upsurge of interest in the radical chemistry of sulfonium salts and this review surveys recent applications of aryl‐ and alkylsulfonium salts in light‐mediated, radical C−C bond formation.