A Photo Touch on Amines: New Synthetic Adventures of Nitrogen Radical Cations

Abstract Amines have been used as sacrificial electron donors to reduce photoexcited Ru(II) or Ir(III) complexes, during which they are oxidized to nitrogen radical cations. Recently, the synthetic potential of these nitrogen radical cations have caught synthetic organic chemists’ attention. They ha...

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Published in:Synlett 2012-08, Vol.23 (13), p.1851-1856
Main Authors: Maity, Soumitra, Zheng, Nan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemistry
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Photochemistry
Physical chemistry of induced reactions (with radiations, particles and ultrasonics)
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Summary:Abstract Amines have been used as sacrificial electron donors to reduce photoexcited Ru(II) or Ir(III) complexes, during which they are oxidized to nitrogen radical cations. Recently, the synthetic potential of these nitrogen radical cations have caught synthetic organic chemists’ attention. They have been exploited in various transformations yielding a number of elegant methods for amine synthesis. This article highlights recent developments on nitrogen radical cation chemistry under visible-light photocatalysis.
ISSN:0936-5214
1437-2096
DOI:10.1055/s-0032-1316592