Visible light induced cyclopropanation of dibromomalonates with alkenes via double-SET by photoredox catalysis

• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc08203f
• Publication Date: 2014-11-10T18:25:33Z
• Authors: Yanbin Zhang; Rong Qian; Xingliang Zheng; Yi Zeng; Jing Sun; Yiyong Chen; Aishun Ding; Hao Guo
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

We report herein a visible light induced generation of a carbanion via double-SET and its application in cyclopropanation of electron-deficient alkenes.