News & Views invited article – “Synergystic role for CO”

Estíbaliz Merino

Typically, active acyl intermediates are quenched with nucleophiles to complete carbonylation. Now, a visible-light-induced radical relay enables CO insertion and selective (hetero)aryl group migration without nucleophiles.

Nat. Cat. 2024.
DOI: 10.1038/s41929-024-01204-6