Visible-light-promoted radical cyclisation of unactivated alkenes in benzimidazoles: synthesis of difluoromethyl- and aryldifluoromethyl-substituted polycyclic imidazoles

Yujun Pang, Jinglan Yan, Nawaf Al-Maharik, Qian Zhang, Zeguo Fang and Dong Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.15

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Visible-light-promoted radical cyclisation of unactivated alkenes in benzimidazoles: synthesis of difluoromethyl- and aryldifluoromethyl-substituted polycyclic imidazoles
Yujun Pang, Jinglan Yan, Nawaf Al-Maharik, Qian Zhang, Zeguo Fang and Dong Li
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.15

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Pang, Y.; Yan, J.; Al-Maharik, N.; Zhang, Q.; Fang, Z.; Li, D. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 234–241. doi:10.3762/bjoc.21.15

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