Inspired
by the photochemical mechanism of a plant blue-light receptor,
a unique flavin-based photocatalytic system was developed for the
chemoselective heterocoupling of two different thiols, which enabled
the facile synthesis of unsymmetrical disulfides. Owing to the redox-
and photo-organocatalysis of flavin, the coupling reaction took place
under mild metal-free conditions and visible light irradiation with
the use of air, which is recognized as the ideal green oxidant.
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