Photoinduced Transformations with Diverse Maleimide Scaffolds.

Maleimides serve as crucial components in various synthetic processes and are of significant interest to researchers in bioorganic chemistry and biotechnology. Although thermal reactions involving maleimides have been studied extensively, light-mediated reactions with maleimides remain relatively underutilized. This review focuses on understanding the behavior of maleimides in their excited state, particularly their role as synthetic scaffolds for excited-state reactions.

Manipulating excited state reactivity and selectivity through hydrogen bonding - from solid state reactivity to Brønsted acid photocatalysis.

Hydrogen bonding mediated control of photochemical reactions is highlighted with an eye towards the development of Brønsted acid mediated photocatalysis.