Recent advances in photochemical construction of aromatic C–P bonds via C–hetero bond cleavage

Abstract

Photochemical synthesis is flourishing in recent years, which has provided new and efficient methods for aromatic C–P bond formation. This review summarises the recent advances in photochemical C–P bond cross-couplings in aromatics, enriching the synthetic methods of phosphorus containing compounds. Photosensitizer-catalyzed and photosensitizer-free reactions are reviewed. Different types of bond cleavages for substrates, such as C–X (X = F, Cl, Br, I), C–N and C–O bond cleavage, are discussed in three categories.