Solar cell tries its hand at organic synthesis
Nitrogen heterocycles can be attached to aromatic compounds in a single step using an iron oxide photocatalyst under visible light
Scientists in Switzerland have developed a strategy for aminating aromatic hydrocarbons using a photoelectrochemical cell. The system, which produced a wide range of organic molecules containing an aryl C–N moiety without pre-functionalising the substrate, could open new avenues in organic synthesis.