Naya A. Stini

1 Introduction Chlorine radicals have emerged as a valuable tool for the CH functionalization via Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT), particularly in regard to unactivated C(sp3)H bonds, such as the ones present in alkanes [1]. This is attributed to the sufficiently high Bond Dissociation Energy (BDE) of HCl (103 kcal/mol), which renders Cl˙ a powerful hydrogen abstractor, since the typical BDE values for the majority of C(sp3)H bonds lie within the range of 82–105 kcal/mol [2].

Buy Article Permissions and Reprints All articles of this category Throughout the years, various photochemical processes have been developed in common organic solvents and attempts to find greener solutions have provided excellent results. Yet, escaping from common organic solvents has become a challenge. Herein, we present a photochemical aerobic oxidation of sulfides, where commercially available drinks or products are used as the solvent under catalyst-free conditions.