Organic chemistry

Combinatorial chemistry

Scope (computer science)

Photoredox catalysis

Photocatalysis

Electron transfer

Radical

Catalysis

Chemistry

Programming language

Aryl radical

Alkyl

Computer science

Photoinduced electron transfer

Aryl

Photochemistry

Chemical Reviews

Radical aryl migrations are powerful techniques to forge new bonds in aromatic compounds. The growing popularity of photoredox catalysis has led to an influx of novel strategies to initiate and control aryl migration starting from widely available radical precursors. This review encapsulates progress in radical aryl migration enabled by photochemical methods─particularly photoredox catalysis─since 2015. Special attention is paid to descriptions of scope, mechanism, and synthetic applications of each method.

Aryl Transfer Strategies Mediated by Photoinduced Electron Transfer