These authors contributed equally;2. Normandie Univ., INSA Rouen, UNIROUEN, CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014), 76000 Rouen, France
Abstract:
Due to their high versatility borylated and silylated compounds are inevitable synthons for organic chemists. To escape the classical hydroboration/hydrosilylation paradigm, chemists turned their attention to more modern and green methods such as photoredox chemistry and electrosynthesis. This account focuses on novel methods for the generation of boryl and silyl radicals to forge C−B and C−Si bonds from our group.