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BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 16, Issue -, Pages 833-857Publisher
BEILSTEIN-INSTITUT
DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.16.76
Keywords
aldehyde; green chemistry; photochemistry; photoinitiation; sustainable chemistry
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry of the Department of Chemistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- John Latsis Foundation
- State Scholarship Foundation (IKY)
- European Union (European Social Fund, (ESF) [MIS-5000432]
- Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI)
- 1st Call for HFRI Research Projects [655]
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Photochemistry, the use of light to promote organic transformations, has been known for more than a century but only recently has revolutionized the way modern chemists are thinking. Except from transition metal-based complexes, small organic molecules have been introduced as catalysts or initiators. In this review, we summarize the potential that (aromatic or aliphatic) aldehydes have as photoinitiators. The photophysical properties and photoreactivity of benzaldehyde are initially provided, followed by applications of aldehydes as initiators for polymerization reactions. Finally, the applications to date regarding aldehydes as photoinitiators in organic synthesis are presented.
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