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SUBMITTER: Bay AV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8338790 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20210714 33
Single-electron N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis has gained attention recently for the synthesis of C-C bonds. Guided by density functional theory and mechanistic analyses, we report the light-driven synthesis of aliphatic and α-amino ketones using single-electron NHC operators. Computational and experimental results reveal that the reactivity of the key radical intermediate is substrate-dependent and can be modulated through steric and electronic parameters of the NHC. Catalyst potential ...[more]