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Photocatalytic carbanion generation-benzylation of aliphatic aldehydes to secondary alcohols
Donabauer, Karsten,Maity, Mitasree,Berger, Anna Lucia,Huff, Gregory S.,Crespi, Stefano,K?nig, Burkhard
, p. 5162 - 5166 (2019)
We present a redox-neutral method for the photocatalytic generation of carbanions. Benzylic carboxylates are photooxidized by single electron transfer; immediate CO2 extrusion and reduction of the in situ formed radical yields a carbanion capable of reacting with aliphatic aldehydes as electrophiles giving the Grignard analogous reaction product.
