Heterocycles are one of the largest groups of organic moieties with significant medicinal, chemical, and industrial applications. Herein, we report the discovery and development of visible‐light‐induced, synergistic excited‐state copper catalysis using a combination of Cu(IPr)I as a catalyst and
Heterocycles are one of the largest groups of organic moieties with significant medicinal, chemical, and industrial applications. Herein, we report the discovery and development of visible‐light‐induced, synergistic excited‐state copper catalysis using a combination of Cu(IPr)I as a catalyst and
- Award ID(s):
- 1848463
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10363172
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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