Recent Advances in C-C Bond Formation via Visible Light-Mediated Desulfonylation and Its Application in the Modification of Biologically Active Compounds.

Developing efficient and novel methodologies to construct a C-C bond is highly important in both synthetic chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences. In recent years, the visible light-mediated desulfonylative transformation of sulfonyl compounds has emerged as a powerful tool for the synthesis of diverse C-C bond. To emphasize their practical utility, many methodologies have been successfully applied in the modification of a variety of biologically active compounds which possess unprotected amide or hydroxy groups.