Photocatalyzed syntheses of phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues. A review.
Alessandra Del TitoHavall Othman AbdullaDavide RavelliStefano ProttiMaurizio FagnoniPublished in: Beilstein journal of organic chemistry (2020)
Phenanthrenes and their aza-analogues have important applications in materials science and in medicine. Aim of this review is to collect recent reports describing their synthesis, which make use of radical cyclizations promoted by a visible light-triggered photocatalytic process.