Room-Temperature C-H Arylation: Merger of Pd-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization and Visible-Light Photocatalysis

This communication describes the development of a room-temperature ligand-directed C-H arylation reaction using aryldiazonium salts. This was achieved by the successful merger of palladium-catalyzed C-H functionalization and visible-light photoredox catalysis. The new method is general for a variety of directing groups and tolerates many common functional groups.