Visible light-induced direct α C–H functionalization of alcohols

Visible light-induced direct α C–H functionalization of alcohols

Visible light-induced direct α C–H functionalization of alcohols, Published online: 28 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08413-9

Alcohols are very useful building blocks in organic synthesis, however C–H functionaliztion in presence of free –OH groups is highly challenging. Here, the authors report a selective visible light-promoted α-functionalization of free alcohols with heteroarenes mediated by Selectofluor.

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