Visible light-mediated chemistry of indoles and related heterocycles

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 48; no. 16; pp. 441 - 4423
• Main Authors: Festa, Alexey A, Voskressensky, Leonid G, Van der Eycken, Erik V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 12.08.2019
• Subjects: Agrochemicals; Heterocyclic compounds; Indoles; Natural products; Organic chemistry; Photoredox catalysis

The use of visible light and photoredox catalysis emerged as a powerful and sustainable tool for organic synthesis, showing the high value of distinctly different ways of bond creation. Indoles and related heterocycles are widely-present in natural products, biologically active compounds, drugs, and...