Wenhui Zhu

An efficient photo-Favorskii rearrangement of α-chloroketones for the synthesis of 2-arylpropionic acids

2-Arylpropionic acids, exemplified by ibuprofen, are important structural motifs widely found in bioactive molecules and pharmaceutical agents, and their industrial synthesis is therefore of considerable significance. Herein, we report a systematic study of the photo-Favorskii re...