A chiral (η3-allyl)iridium(iii) complex has previously been used to catalyse enantioselective allylic substitution reactions in the polar domain. Now, it has been shown that the visible-light excitation of this iridium complex unlocks an otherwise inaccessible radical-based pathway to achieve enantioselective alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling reactions between allylic alcohols and radical precursors.
- Giacomo E. M. Crisenza
- Adriana Faraone
- Paolo Melchiorre
