title: Applications of visible light photoredox catalysis to the synthesis of natural products and related compounds.
abstract: Covering: 2008 to 2016The total synthesis of natural products and their derivatives continues to inspire organic chemists to identify and test new synthetic strategies and develop and explore novel methodology. In recent years, visible light photoredox catalysis has risen to prominence as a powerful technology that enables the selective formation of chemical bonds under mild reaction conditions. Herein we review applications of photoredox catalysis to the synthesis of natural products and related complex molecules, showcasing a range of powerful transformations that include: reductive couplings, photocycloadditions, intermolecular C-H functionalisation processes, fragmentations, and cyclisations.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Sciences - Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia. Alex.Bissember@utas.edu.au.
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. daniele.leonori@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leonori
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Sciences - Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia. Alex.Bissember@utas.edu.au.
authors.forename: Alex C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bissember
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products