Gandeepan Parthasarathy

Photochemical Direct Alkylation of Heteroarenes with Alkanes, Alcohols, Amides, and Ethers Direct functionalization of heteroarenes with simple alkanes utilizing anthracene as a photoredox catalyst has been established. This approach provides a sustainable alternative, avoiding costly reagents or peroxides.

C4-decorated indoles feature in a plethora of bioactive and functional compounds of importance to natural product synthesis, material sciences, as well as crop protection and pharmaceutical industries. Traditionally, their syntheses largely involved harsh stoichiometric metalations and radical reactions. However, transition metal catalysed C‒H activation has recently evolved into a powerful strategy for the late-stage diversification of indoles at the C4‒H position.

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