Niu, BenBlackburn, Bryan G.Sachidanandan, KrishnakumarCooke, Maria VictoriaLaulhé, Sébastien2024-01-042024-01-042021Niu B, Blackburn BG, Sachidanandan K, Cooke MV, Laulhé S. Metal-free visible-light-promoted C(sp3)-H functionalization of aliphatic cyclic ethers using trace O2. Green Chem. 2021;23(23):9454-9459. doi:10.1039/d1gc03482khttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/37593Presented is a light-promoted C-C bond forming reaction yielding sulfone and phosphate derivatives at room temperature in the absence of metals or photoredox catalyst. This transformation proceeds in neat conditions through an auto-oxidation mechanism which is maintained through the leaching of trace amounts of O2 as sole green oxidant.en-USPublisher PolicyC-C bondSulfonePhosphate derivativesArticle