Decarboxylative Giese-Type Reaction of Carboxylic Acids Promoted by Visible Light: A Sustainable and Photoredox-Neutral Protocol

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 2017, Issue 15, 2017, Pages 2154-2163

  Ramirez, Nieves P ^a   Gonzalez Gomez, Jose C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acids; Photocatalysis; Radical reactions; Sustainable chemistry; Synthetic methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011301141     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201601478     Document Type: Article

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