Iron photocatalysis, in conjunction with a cooperative radical mechanism, enables the anti-Markovnikov hydrochlorination of unsaturated feedstocks, using light as an energy source.
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Juliá-Hernández, F. Photocatalytic pathways for hydrochlorination. Nat. Synth 4, 279–281 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00703-5
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