The Brasholz and Francke groups at the University of Rostock and Leibniz Institute for Catalysis report a tandem ketyl radical 3-exo-trig cyclization–lactonization that converts γ-branched δ-oxo acrylates into structurally complex tetracyclic...
The Glorius group at the University of Münster reports a visible-light energy-transfer method for the chemoselective partial saturation of 2-pyridones and their derivatives – a substrate class previously inaccessible to mild photocatalytic...
The Matyjaszewski group at Carnegie Mellon reports a UV-light-driven ATRP method that reaches ≥90% monomer conversion in under 10 minutes, at microliter scale, in open air – enabling high-throughput synthesis of polymer bioconjugates from DNA, RNA,...
When comparing photochemistry LEDs, wattage is the wrong number to look at. What matters is how much light actually reaches your reaction – and on that measure, the EvoluChem 18 W PF LED consistently outperforms 40 W alternatives across the visible...
Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida report a metal-free photoredox strategy for C–H amination of unactivated substrates using diazirines as the nitrogen source – including the first synthesis of...
A new paper from the Taylor group at the University of Arizona introduces a metal-free, visible-light photosensitization strategy that labels Tryptophan residues with high selectivity in proteins, antibodies, and live cells – all run in the...
A new class of radical precursors from the Janssen-Müller group at Göttingen combines the synthetic accessibility of the century-old Biginelli reaction with redox properties that outperform the standard Hantzsch ester, allowing reactions that...
A new ML framework from Nagoya University uses transfer learning to guide organic photosensitizer screening, cutting the number of experiments needed from 25 down to 4, across a broad range of photoreactions run in the EvoluChem PhotoRedOx Box....
The Lucent360™ is the most complete photochemical reactor available for controlling and screening reaction parameters; wavelength, light intensity, reaction time, and temperature at both small and large scale. But specs only matter when you...
Our 25 favorite photochemistry papers from 2025 Happy New Year from all of us at HepatoChem. Before we move forward into another great year, let’s take a look back at the past year in photochemistry. 2025 gave us a ton of interesting...
Discover the power of red light in photochemistry! Explore recent advances in red LED-driven synthesis, from C-N coupling – protein labeling.
