1. INTRODUCTION A fundamental aim in the field of catalysis is the development of new
modes of small molecule activation. One approach toward the catalytic activation of organic …

Over the last 15 years electron transfer activation has emerged as a valuable concept for
accomplishing novel reactions and has found widespread application in the selective …

Photoredox catalysis typically relies on the use of single chromophores, whereas strategies,
in which two different light absorbers are combined, are rare. In photosystems I and II of …

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

The recognition that single electron transfer (SET) can be a dominant reaction pathway
followed when electronic excited state species interact with groundstate donors or acceptors …

In recent decades, the traceless nature of visible photons has been exploited for the
development of efficient synthetic strategies for the photoconversion of colourless …

The number of research papers that report photocatalyst-free protocols is currently
increasing. Among the different approaches proposed, the conversion of a strong C–X bond …

Photoinduced electron-transfer reactions of several ketone substrates were studied to
evaluate the utilities of 1, 6-bis (dimethylamino) pyrene (BDMAP), 1, 6-dimethoxypyrene …

Reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene boranes (NHC-boranes) with electron-poor aromatic
rings under photoredox conditions provide dearomatized 3-NHC-boryl-1, 5-cycohexadienes …

α-Heteroatom functionalization is a key strategy for C–C bond formation in organic
synthesis, as exemplified by the addition of a nucleophile to electrophilic functional groups …