Catalyst-free photo-reductions of aromatic olefins and carbonyl compounds

Abstract

We describe herein a catalyst-free, traditional reductant-free strategy for the direct photoinduced hydrogenation or deuteration of aromatic olefins, ketones, and aldehydes with simple bases as the only additives. A broad...

Oxidative transformations of olefins employing persulfate/visible light irradiation in water

“…The CC double bond is arguably one of the most useful functionalities in synthetic chemistry, convertible into a multitude of functional groups by means of featured transformations such as addition, 1 reduction, 2 oxidation, 3 metathesis 4 and cross coupling. 5 Among these synthetic chemical methods, the oxidation of the CC double bond is highly appealing because, employing this process, petrochemical and renewable feedstocks can be upgraded to high-value oxygenated products which are ubiquitous building blocks in biologically relevant molecules.…”