Organophotoredox-Catalyzed stereoselective synthesis of bicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes via [2+2] photocycloaddition

Tommaso Benettin, Simonetta Resta, Alessandra Forni, Laura Raimondi, Alessandra Puglisi and Sergio Rossi

Molecules 2025, 30(10), 2090

A new work from Benaglia’s group on photocatalysis has been published!💡

In this paper a novel stereoselctive synthesis of bicyclo[3.2.0]heptanes with Eosin Y as photocatalyst has been developed!💥
Moreover, the mechanism has been validated with DFT calculations!💻

For more information see the: Molecules 2025, 30(10), 2090; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30102090