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Photochemical Amino‐Chlorination of Alkenes Utilizing Thioxanthone as the Photocatalyst

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT The atom transfer radical additions (ATRA) are useful organic transformations for the difunctionalization of alkenes. Herein, we report a cheap and efficient photochemical method utilizing thioxanthone as the photocatalyst for the anti ‐Markovnikov addition of N ‐chloro‐tosylamides on a variety of unactivated olefins, leading to the corresponding difunctionalized products bearing a chlorine and a nitrogen‐containing moiety in good to high yields under household fluorescent light bulb irradiation.

Source: ChemistrySelect

DOI: 10.1002/slct.202507002

Authors: Constantinos T. Constantinou, Elpida Skolia, Stamatis K. Serviou, Olga Thomais G. Lagopanagiotopoulou, Nikolaos F. Nikitas, Christoforos G. Kokotos

Institution: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Language: English

Topic: Radical Photochemical Reactions

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation

Award: G6347007255