Organophotocatalytic Arene Functionalization: C-C and C-B Bond Formation

Abstract

Organophotocatalytic C-C and C-B bond formation reactions of aryl halides have been developed in the presence of an organophotosensitizer, 3,7-di([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-10-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-10H-phenoxazine that has highly negative reduction potential at its photoexcited state. The developed reaction conditions are mild and allow the intermolecular C-C bond formation of the generated aryl radical with electron-rich (hetero)arenes and C-B bond formation with bis(pinacolato)diboron. © 2019 American Chemical Society.