Fig. 3: Arylcarboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO2 to construct tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ylacetic acid and indan-1-ylacetic acid derivatives.
From: Arylcarboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO2 via visible-light photoredox catalysis
aStandard reaction conditions (Table 1, Entry 8) with yields of isolated carboxylic acids or methyl esters. bEsterification by MeI (0.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), 65 °C, 3 h.
