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commercially available Hantzsch ester (HEH) as a visible-light
photoredox catalyst for the synthesis of sulfones. This
transformation allows the cross-coupling of various sodium
sulfinates with a wide range of aryl and heteroaryl bromides,
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metal, external oxidant, sacrificial reductant or mediator under
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of
China (grant numbers 21771131 and 21971182), the "Priority
Academic Program Development" of Jiangsu Higher Education
Institutions, Scientific and Technologic Infrastructure of Suzhou
(grant numbers SZS201708, SZS201905). We highly appreciate
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