Title: photochemical nucleophile-olefin combination - aromatic substitution
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - photochemical nucleophile-olefin combination - aromatic substitution
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.16209
Status: current

Definition
Photoinduced electron-transfer reaction of an aromatic electron-acceptor in the presence of an olefinic electron donor and a nucleophile, leading to aromatic substitution.

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Related Terms
- photo-EOCAS: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/16208
- photo-ROCAS: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/16210

Source
- PAC, 2007, 79, 293. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry, 3rd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)' on page 385 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779030293)

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Citation: Citation: 'photochemical nucleophile-olefin combination - aromatic substitution' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.16209
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