2/25/2023 – Congratulations to Oliver, Alyah, Myriam, Charles, and Desiree on their work to develop a practical deoxygenation protocol with formate and light (and an acid promoter)!

A new protocol for alcohol deoxygenation that functions across a wide range of alcohol structures is reported. This approach combines the reductive potency of carbon dioxide radical anion with acidic additives to promote the kinetically slow C(sp³)−O bond cleavage.