Blue light-promoted photolysis of aryldiazoacetates.
Igor D JurbergHuw M L DaviesPublished in: Chemical science (2018)
Aryldiazoacetates can undergo photolysis under blue light irradiation (460-490 nm) at room temperature and under air in the presence of numerous trapping agents, such as styrene, carboxylic acids, amines, alkanes and arenes, thus providing a straighforward and general platform for their mild functionalization.