title: A transition-metal-free Heck-type reaction between alkenes and alkyl iodides enabled by light in water.
abstract: A transition-metal-free coupling protocol between various alkenes and non-activated alkyl iodides has been developed by using photoenergy in water for the first time. Under UV irradiation and basic aqueous conditions, various alkenes efficiently couple with a wide range of non-activated alkyl iodides. A tentative mechanism, which involves an atom transfer radical addition process, for the coupling is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and FQRNT Centre for Green Chemistry and Catalysis (CCVC), McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada. cj.li@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhengwang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chao-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Li