Photoinduced cross-coupling of aryl Iodides with alkenes

A protocol for photoinduced cross-coupling of aryl iodides having polar π-functional groups or elongated π-conjugation with alkenes has been developed. The radical cascade mechanism involving generation of aryl radicals via C-I bond homolysis of photoexcited aryl iodides and their subsequent addition to alkenes is proposed. The method enables iodide-selective cross-coupling over other halogen leaving groups with functional group compatibility on both arene and alkene motifs.Ministry of Education (MOE)Nanyang Technological UniversityAccepted versionThis work was supported by funding from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Ministry of Education (Academic Research Fund Tier 2: MOE2017-T2-1-064) (for S.C.)