New Breakthrough in Photocatalysis! Direct Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Radicals, Adding a New Tool for Green Chemistry, Goodbye to Heavy Metals!
Image source: J. Am. Chem. Soc.Introduction: The carboxyl radical, as a highly reactive intermediate, is expected to open unique transformation pathways for radical chemistry. However, the current methods for directly generating carboxyl radicals from carboxylic acids mostly rely on environmentally unfriendly processes, and their applications are mainly limited to decarboxylation functionalization reactions. This study proposes … Read more