There is an urgent need to develop uncharged radical
precursors
to be activated under mild photocatalyzed conditions. 2-Substituted-1,3-oxazolidines
(
E
ox
< 1.3 V vs SCE, smoothly prepared
from the corresponding aldehydes) have been herein employed for the
successful release of tertiary, α-oxy, and α-amido radicals
under photo-organo redox catalysis. The reaction relies on the unprecedented
C–C cleavage occurring from the radical cation of these heterocyclic
derivatives. Such a protocol is applied to the visible-light-driven
conjugate radical addition onto Michael acceptors and vinyl (hetero)arenes
under mild metal-free conditions.
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