Photocatalytic redox-neutral hydroxyalkylation of N-heteroaromatics with aldehydes

• DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04114a
• Publication Date: 2020-10-12T10:25:00Z
• Authors: Hiromu Fuse; Hiroyasu Nakao; Yutaka Saga; Arisa Fukatsu; Mio Kondo; Shigeyuki Masaoka; Harunobu Mitsunuma; Motomu Kanai
• Keywords: Chemistry; 540; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Hydroxyalkylation of N-heteroaromatics with aldehydes was achieved using a binary hybrid catalyst system comprising an acridinium photoredox catalyst and a thiophosphoric acid organocatalyst.