title: Combining rhodium and photoredox catalysis for C-H functionalizations of arenes: oxidative Heck reactions with visible light.
abstract: Direct, oxidative metal-catalyzed C-H functionalizations of arenes are important in synthetic organic chemistry. Often, (over-)stoichoimetric amounts of organic or inorganic oxidants have to be used in these reactions. The combination of rhodium and photoredox catalysis with visible light allows the direct C-H olefination of arenes. Small amounts (1 mol%) of a photoredox catalyst resulted in the efficient C-H functionalization of a broad range of substrates under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen, Landoltweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany).
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Fabry
authors.forename: Jochen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zoller
authors.forename: Sadiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rueping
keywords: CH activation; olefination; oxidative Heck reaction; photoredox catalysis; rhodium catalysis