Advances in asymmetric visible-light photocatalysis, 2015–2019

Abstract

Asymmetric visible-light photocatalysis has recently drawn considerable attention of the scientific community owing to its unique activation modes and significance for the enantioselective green synthesis. In this review, the recent advances in the visible-light-triggered enantioselective synthesis, classified by different catalytic strategies, are summarized. The progress achieved in this area inspires us to develop new strategies, including the combination of photocatalysis with other catalytic modes and the design and synthesis of multifunctional chiral photocatalysts, in an attempt to incorporate chirality into the photo-mediated chemical transformations.