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Acridinium Salts and Cyanoarenes as Powerful Photocatalysts: Opportunities in Organic Synthesis
Author(s) -
Tlili Anis,
Lakhdar Sami
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202102262
Subject(s) - chemistry , photoredox catalysis , organic synthesis , catalysis , surface modification , organic molecules , inert , combinatorial chemistry , transition metal , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , molecule , photocatalysis , materials science
The use of organic photocatalysts has revolutionized the field of photoredox catalysis, as it allows access to reactivities that were traditionally restricted to transition‐metal photocatalysts. This Minireview reports recent developments in the use of acridinium ions and cyanoarene derivatives in organic synthesis. The activation of inert chemical bonds as well as the late‐stage functionalization of biorelevant molecules are discussed, with a special focus on their mechanistic aspects.