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Visible-Light-Induced Monofluoroalkenylation and gem-Difluoroallylation of Inactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds via 1,5-Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT)

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Photoredox Defluorinative Silylation of α-Trifluoromethyl Arylalkenes Using Silacarboxylic Acids as Silyl Radical Precursors

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Synthesis of Sulfone Methylene-Substituted Indolines by Radical Cascade Cyclization of 2-Alkynylaniline Derivatives

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