Photocatalytic Homocoupling Transformations

Abstract

The homocoupling reactions promoted by photocatalysts are not very abundant in the literature but compounds generated from them are very interesting. In this short review the coverage of this item will be classified as follows on the basis of the starting material nature. 1. Introduction 2. Arenes and heteroarenes 3. Alkenes 4. Alkanes 5. Alkynes 6. Aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, amines and imines 7. Carboxylic acids 8. Nitrocompounds 9. Conclusions