Visible-light induced dearomatization reactions

Chem Soc Rev. 2022 Mar 21;51(6):2145-2170. doi: 10.1039/c9cs00311h.

Abstract

Dearomatization reactions provide rapid access to structurally complex three-dimensional molecules from simple aromatic compounds. Plenty of reports have demonstrated their utilities in the synthesis of natural products, medicinal chemistry, and materials science in the last decades. Recently, visible-light mediated photocatalysis has emerged as a powerful tool to promote many kinds of transformations. The dearomatization reactions induced by visible-light have also made significant progress during the past several years. This review provides an overview of visible-light induced dearomatization reactions classified based on the manner in which aromaticity is disrupted.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biological Products* / chemistry
  • Light*

Substances

  • Biological Products