Photocatalytic direct para-selective C-H amination of benzyl alcohols: selectivity independent of side substituents

• Main Authors: Liu, Donghan, Tu, Ting, Zhang, Tinglei, Nie, Guihua, Liao, Tianhui, Ren, Shi-Chao, Zhang, Xinglong, Chi, Robin Yonggui
• Other Authors: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2025
• Subjects: Chemistry; Arene amination; Radical coupling
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/182556
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Aminoarenes are important molecules for broad applications in nearly all modern industries that involve chemicals. Direct and site-selective C-H bond amination of arenes provides the most efficient and convenient method to prepare aminoarenes. A main challenge is to selectively install the amino gro...