title: Visible-light photoredox in homolytic aromatic substitution: direct arylation of arenes with aryl halides.
abstract: Direct arylation of unactivated arenes or heteroarenes with aryl halides could be carried out in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide and dimethyl sulfoxide under visible-light irradiation. Ir(ppy)3 was found to be an effective photoredox catalyst for this reaction. The reactions of aryl iodides occurred at room temperature. Elevated temperature was required for aryl bromides. Homolytic aromatic substitution was proposed to be the operative reaction pathway.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Organic Synthesis of Jiangsu Province, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science, Soochow University, 199 RenAi Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
authors.forename: Yannan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xiangyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Pixu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D010165:Palladium