Recent Developments in Arene Photocycloadditions

Authors: Streit, Ursula; Bochet, Christian G.

Source: CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, Volume 62, Number 12, December 2008 , pp. 962-966(5)

Publisher: Swiss Chemical Society

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Abstract:

The photocycloaddition of alkenes with aromatic systems may proceed through three reaction modes, affording different types of products: ortho, meta, and para. These reactions generate a considerable increase in complexity, and yield products arduously attainable by classical synthetic steps. Whereas the meta-photocycloaddition has gained a lot of attention in the last decades because of its applicability in the total synthesis of numerous natural products, the ortho- and para-cycloadditions still have a great potential for further development. In this highlight, we review the latest advances in the field of photocycloaddition of alkenes to aromatic systems.

Keywords: ARENE PHOTOCYCLOADDITION; LACIFODILACTONE F

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2008.962

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