N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed radical coupling of aldehydes with redox-active esters

• Main Authors: Song, Runjiang, Chi, Robin Yonggui
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry; Ketones; N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137893
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed radical reactions are challenging and underdeveloped. In a recent study, Ohmiya, Nagao and co-workers found that aldehyde carbonyl carbon centers can be coupled with alkyl radicals under NHC catalysis. An elegant aspect of this study is the use of a redox-active carb...