In Situ Alkyl Radical Recycling-Driven Decoupled Electrophotochemical Deamination

Molecular electrophotocatalysis has emerged as a powerful strategy for the development of sustainable synthetic protocols. With the proof-of-concept, we exploited a versatile electrophotocatalytic deaminative alkylation approach. Mechanistic investigation indicated that in situ recycling of the alkyl radicals was the key point. Notably, ligand modification and late-stage functionalization of pharmaceuticals were also established, highlighting its feasibility in practical utilization.

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Molecular electrophotocatalysis is a powerful strategy for sustainable synthesis, and has been applied in a versatile electrophotocatalytic deaminative alkylation approach. The key point lies in the in situ recycling of alkyl radicals, and the method has also been successfully applied in ligand modification and late-stage functionalization of pharmaceuticals.