Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 1428-1439.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(15)60885-3

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Advances in visible light-mediated oxidative coupling reactions

Guoting Zhanga, Changliang Biana, Aiwen Leia,b   

  1. a College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Hubei, China;
    b National Research Center for Carbohydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
  • Received:2015-04-07 Revised:2015-04-23 Online:2015-08-28 Published:2015-09-26
  • Supported by:

    This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2012CB725302, 2011CB808600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21390400, 21272180, 21302148), the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (20120141130002), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT1030), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2012YQ120060), and the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities of China (111 Program).

Abstract:

A variety of visible light-mediated oxidative cross-coupling reactions featuring good atom/step economy and overall sustainability have emerged as efficient new methods for the construction of C-C bonds under mild conditions. Furthermore, a wide range of different oxidative cross-coupling reactions have been developed during the last 5 years using photoredox catalysis. This review provides a summary of recent advances in the field of photoredox-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions, and could be used as a reference guide or a platform to inspire the development of new photoredox-catalyzed oxidative cross-coupling reactions with improved efficiency and selectivity.

Key words: Oxidative cross-coupling, Photoredox catalysis, Visible light, Homogeneous catalysis, Single-electron-transfer