Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (7): 1407.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20200205

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Visible-light-promoted Dearomatization of Benzene and Derivatives

ZHU Min1,2,ZHANG Xiao1,YOU Shuli1,2,*()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
    2. School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • Received:2020-04-14 Online:2020-07-10 Published:2020-06-10
  • Contact: Shuli YOU E-mail:slyou@sioc.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    † National Natural Science Foundation of China(21821002);National Natural Science Foundation of China(21801248);Shanghai Sailing Program for Generous Financial Support, China(18YF1428900)

Abstract:

Benzene rings are widely found in petrochemicals, which are cheap and readily available. Compared with other (hetero)aromatic rings, the dearomatization of benzene rings is more challenging as benzene is more stable. On the other hand, visible-light photocatalysis has experienced rapid development since last decade. Upon visible-light irradiation, highly active intermediates are formed to break aromatic stability and to construct three-dimensional molecules from flat compounds. In this review, recent examples on visible-light-promoted dearomatization of benzene and derivatives are summarized, which can be divided into two main categories: ground-state chemistry and excited-state chemistry. The perspective for future development of this field is also discussed.

Key words: Benzene, Dearomatization, Energy transfer, Single electron transfer, Visible light

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