Decatungstate As Photoredox Catalyst: Benzylation of Electron-Poor Olefins

S Montanaro, D Ravelli, D Merli, M Fagnoni…

Index: Montanaro, Sara; Ravelli, Davide; Merli, Daniele; Fagnoni, Maurizio; Albini, Angelo Organic Letters, 2012 , vol. 14, # 16 p. 4218 - 4221

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Abstract

Excited tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT), known to activate a variety of compounds via hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), has now been applied as a photoredox catalyst for the effective oxidative cleavage of benzyl silanes and radical benzylation of reducible olefins occurring in isolated yields from poor to excellent.