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Review
. 2021 Feb 19;27(11):3581-3607.
doi: 10.1002/chem.202003507. Epub 2020 Dec 22.

Spotlight on Photoinduced Aryl Migration Reactions

Marie Huynh  1 , Maxime De Abreu  1 , Philippe Belmont  1 , Etienne Brachet  1
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Review

Spotlight on Photoinduced Aryl Migration Reactions

Marie Huynh et al. Chemistry. .

Abstract

Rearrangement reactions are certainly one of the most useful approaches towards complex structures in organic chemistry. With efficient conditions, it is indeed possible to convert simple substrates into highly functionalized products. Moreover, combining this approach with an attractive initiation process, such as visible-light catalysis, makes these reactions particularly powerful. Recently, tremendous improvements have been made, owing to a better understanding of photoredox mechanisms. In this review, recent progress on visible-light aryl migration reactions is discussed, focusing especially on Smiles rearrangement and related reactions.

Keywords: aryl migration; photochemistry; radicals; rearrangement; visible-light irradiation.

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