Easy access to secondary and tertiary alcohols via metal-free and light mediated radical carbonyl allylation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Oct 14;57(82):10783-10786. doi: 10.1039/d1cc04585g.

Abstract

Here we report a strategy for carbonyl addition with unactivated alkenes using an organic photocatalyst on both aldehyde and ketone substrates. This protocol grants us a good alternative to the traditional Barbier-Grignard allylation that exhibits poor functional group tolerance. With this method the stoichiometric use of metals can be avoided, high atom economy can be achieved and fewer by-products are generated.