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Controlled Generation and Transformations of Alkene Radical Anions
Received date: 2026-03-22
Revised date: 2026-03-31
Online published: 2026-04-17
Supported by
National Natural Science Foundation of China(22471086)
Innovation Research Group of the Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation(2025AFA037)
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Alkene radical anions are a highly reactive class of intermediates that exhibit the dual reactivity of both radicals and carbanions, and thus hold unique value in organic synthesis. However, the controlled generation and highly selective transformation of these species remain challenging, mainly due to the dearth of efficient methods for their controlled generation, especially in catalytic manner. This resulted in many issues such as difficult stereocontrol, limited substrate scope, and the relatively narrow range of reaction patterns available. In recent years, with the continuous development and advancement of novel catalytic systems, the reaction types of alkene radical anions have been initially expanded, offering more possibilities for synthetic research in related fields. This review briefly summarizes three major strategies for the generation of alkene radical anions—chemical reduction, electrochemical reduction, and photochemical reduction—and discusses their applications in several important alkene transformation reactions from the perspectives of both generation modes and downstream reactivity. Finally, the future development of this field is also discussed.
Bin Zhang , Wenjing Xiao , Jiarong Chen . Controlled Generation and Transformations of Alkene Radical Anions[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2026 , 46(4) : 1181 -1204 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202603031
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