TY - JOUR A1 - Winant, Pieterjan A1 - Dehaen, Wim T1 - A visible-light-induced, metal-free bis-arylation of 2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone JF - Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry PY - 2021/// VL - 17 SP - 2315 EP - 2320 SN - 1860-5397 DO - 10.3762/bjoc.17.149 PB - Beilstein-Institut JA - Beilstein J. Org. Chem. UR - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.17.149 KW - benzoquinone KW - diazonium salts KW - Green Chemistry KW - Meerwein arylation KW - photoredox N2 - A metal-free protocol for the direct bis-arylation of 2,5-dichlorobenzoquinone with aryldiazonium salts is reported. The reactive salts are generated in situ and converted to radicals through irradiation with visible light. Reaction products precipitate from the solvent, eliminating the need for purification and thus providing a novel green method for the synthesis of versatile bis-electrophiles. ER -