Recent advancements in research on halogen atom transfer (XAT)-driven carbon radical chemistry for organohalides from the perspective of various relayed radicals such as aryl, alkyl, silyl, and boryl radicals are discussed.
The recent advances of the visible-light-mediated photocatalytic cleavage of C–C and C–N bonds associated with amines and their derivatives, which featuring mild conditions, unique selectivity, broad substrate scope and green manner, are reviewed.
Electron transfer to the 2LMCT state of a photoactive complex based on Earth-abundant iron has been used to drive photocatalytic aminomethylation reactions by generation of α-aminoalkyl radicals and the underlying mechanism has been investigated.
Efficient photooxidation of amines by visible-light-responsive metal–organic frameworks generating α-aminoalkyl radicals to achieve halogen-atom transfer (XAT) reactions of dehalogenation, hydroalkylation and polyfluoroarylation.
Photocatalytic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids or their redox active esters has become an important strategy in organic chemistry.