Metal‐Free, Cooperative Asymmetric Organophotoredox Catalysis with Visible Light

Matthias Neumann, Stefan Füldner, Burkhard König, Kirsten Zeitler

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2010 · 715 citations · 44 references

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Abstract

The dawn of old stars: Classic xanthene dyes like eosin Y (gr. εoς=goddess of dawn) and green-light irradiation can replace precious metal complexes for the organocatalytic asymmetric α-alkylation of aldehydes, thus rendering the process purely organic.

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