Issue 29, 2016

Combination of organotrifluoroborates with photoredox catalysis marking a new phase in organic radical chemistry

Abstract

Combination of organotrifluoroborates and visible-light-driven photoredox catalysis, both of which have attracted the attention of synthetic chemists, marks a new phase in the field of organic radical chemistry. We have developed photoredox-catalyzed radical reactions with organotrifluoroborates, which turn out to serve not only as a source of organic radicals but also as radical acceptors. The first part of this Perspective deals with the generation of organic radicals from organotrifluoroborates, and the latter part describes addition of the CF3 radical to alkenyltrifluoroborates. The good chemistry between organoborates and photoredox catalysis and its future will be discussed.

Graphical abstract: Combination of organotrifluoroborates with photoredox catalysis marking a new phase in organic radical chemistry

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
07 May 2016
Accepted
31 May 2016
First published
31 May 2016

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016,14, 6886-6890

Combination of organotrifluoroborates with photoredox catalysis marking a new phase in organic radical chemistry

T. Koike and M. Akita, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 6886 DOI: 10.1039/C6OB00996D

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