Synthesis
DOI: 10.1055/a-2640-5375
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Published as part of the Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Franziska Schoenebeck, the 2025 Women in Chemistry Award Winner

Solar Light-Assisted C–H Activation and C–C Coupling of Hindered N, N-Dimethyl-Anilines with Activated Methylene Compounds

Sourav Kumar Santra
1   Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 40700000 Ariel, Israel
,
Jonatan Rahamim
1   Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 40700000 Ariel, Israel
,
Ortal Dorfman
1   Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 40700000 Ariel, Israel
,
Abhijit Kashid
1   Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 40700000 Ariel, Israel
,
Galit Parvari
2   Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
,
Yoav Eichen
2   Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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1   Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, 40700000 Ariel, Israel
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Funding Information Ariel University is acknowledged for providing funding for this research.


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Abstract

This article describes the use of dimethyl-aniline-alkyl halide charge transfer complexes as a linchpin for sunlight-initiated C–C bond formation with activated methylene compounds, including malonates, malononitriles, and 2-cyano-esters. DFT calculations shed light on charge transfer complex formation and structure as well as on the mechanism.

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Publication History

Received: 11 May 2025

Accepted after revision: 20 June 2025

Accepted Manuscript online:
20 June 2025

Article published online:
15 August 2025

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