Photochemical Activation of Functional Groups

Advances in Organic Synthesis

Volume: 1

DOI: 10.2174/978160805197710501010003
eISBN: 978-1-60805-197-7, 2005
ISBN: 978-1-60805-643-9
ISSN: 1574-0870 (Print)
ISSN: 2212-408X (Online)

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Photochemical Activation of Functional Groups

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Christian G. Bochet

Abstract

Light is a powerful activator for many standard and non-standard organic transformations. This review focuses on the photochemical activation of organic reactions that can also occur thermally, in particular isomerization, acylation, hydrolysis, ionization, enolization and aromatic substitutions. Asymmetric reactions with polarized light will also be briefly discussed.

Affiliation:

Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musee 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.