Dr. Dani Arias-Rotondo (Kalamazoo College): "Photoredox Catalysis"

[@bennetgl7076]

the racemic a-bromocarbonyl is achiral at 4:30

[@AlphaNumeric123]

Really good catch. In the original paper (PMID 18772399) MacMillian uses the term "racemic alpha-bromocarbonyl" though only 1 entry out of 12 in that table is a racemic precursor and that reaction proceeded with only modest diastereoselectivity (5:1).

[@harshitjoshi-zr2uu]

Thanks for this awesome info

[@phdthoughts8404]

nice

[@ChemistCraig]

Hello yes, I'm the real Dr Craig Fraser. I have some information. I have someone impersonating me. I understand Dani has never met him. That's the problem with the internet.