Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.134, No.7, 3338-3341, 2012
Visible-Light-Mediated Utilization of alpha-Aminoalkyl Radicals: Addition to Electron-Deficient Alkenes Using Photoredox Catalysts
Synthetic use of alpha-aminoalkyl radicals formed by single electron oxidation of amines is quite limited. Here we demonstrate addition of alpha-aminoalkyl radicals to electron-deficient alkenes by visible-light-mediated electron transfer using transition metal polypyridyl complexes as photocatalysts, via a sequential redox pathway.