Harnessing Zirconocene (III) for Photoinduced Carbon Radical Generation

Abstract

With recent advances in photoredox chemistry, a variety of methods for generating carbon radicals have emerged. This review highlights recent approaches for radical generation utilizing zirconocene(III), a species infrequently employed in organic syntheses. Of particular interest are methods employing visible light irradiation, which induce C–Zr bond homolysis of alkyl zirconium species or activate a photoredox catalyst to reduce zirconocene(IV).