Thiourea as a precatalyst for the electron donor–acceptor complex photoactivation platform of oxime esters

Abstract

A novel electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complex catalysis strategy has been developed, employing N,N'-bis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]thiourea as a pre-catalyst and a base as a pre-catalyst initiation switch to generate iminyl radical intermediates from...