Transition metal-free phosphonocarboxylation of alkenes with carbon dioxide via visible-light photoredox catalysis

Phosphonyl and carboxyl groups are valuable functional groups, however their simultaneous incorporation via catalytic difunctionalization of alkenes has not been realized yet. Here the authors report the phosphonocarboxylation of alkenes with CO2 via visible-light photoredox catalysis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qiang Fu, Zhi-Yu Bo, Jian-Heng Ye, Tao Ju, He Huang, Li-Li Liao, Da-Gang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11528-8