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Photocatalytic redox-neutral hydroxyalkylation of <i>N</i>-heteroaromatics with aldehydes

Hiromu Fuse, Hiroyasu Nakao, Yutaka Saga, Arisa Fukatsu, Mio Kondo, Shigeyuki Masaoka, Harunobu Mitsunuma, Motomu Kanai

Chemical Science · 2020 · 48 citations · 53 references

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Abstract

-heteroaromatics, as well as both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes, and tolerated various functional groups. The reaction was applicable to late-stage derivatization of drugs and their leads.

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