Chemodivergent difunctionalization of alkenes through base-controlled radical relay

• Establishing chemodivergent synthetic strategies remains a daunting task in the realm of free-radical reaction manifolds. In the December issue of Chem, Glorius and co-workers resolve this challenge for selective difunctionalization of aliphatic alkenes. In the disclosed light-promoted radical relay process, switchable trifluoromethylation/alkylation or trifluoromethylation/sulfonylation of alkenes is achieved.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Organisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Organic Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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