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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

α,β-Unsaturated (Bis)Enones as Valuable Precursors in Innovative Methodologies for the Preparation of Cyclic Molecules by Intramolecular Single-Electron Transfer.

Tommaso Benettin, Francesca Franco, Fabrizio Medici, Sergio Rossi, Alessandra Puglisi

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5 authors.

Tommaso BenettinDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi, 19, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-3063-7768
Francesca FrancoDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi, 19, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0007-6652-4543
Fabrizio MediciDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi, 19, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1356-7244
Sergio RossiDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi, 19, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2694-9535
Alessandra PuglisiDipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via Golgi, 19, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8581-8009

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The synthesis of monocyclic and bicyclic compounds plays a fundamental role in organic chemistry, and the need for novel synthetic methodologies is still under investigation. In particular, α,β-unsaturated (bis)enones have emerged as valuable precursors for the formation of cyclic (both mono and bicyclic) structures through single-electron transfer (SET) processes. Single-electron transfer (SET) is a redox process where one electron moves from a donor species to an acceptor, generating radical ions or neutral radicals that drive unique reaction pathways. Thanks to the advent of radical chemistry, it was possible to discover an entirely new reactivity of α,β-unsaturated (bis)enones, which, after a SET event, undergo the formation of cyclic molecules, both in intra and inter-molecular reactions, under several possible pathways, including formal [2+2] cycloaddition reaction (22CA) and 5-exo-trig cyclization, for ring closure. Today, the generation of radical species can be broadly classified into three main approaches:

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cyclic moleculescyclization reactionselectrochemical reactionsmetal-driven reactionsphotocatalytic reactionsphotochemical reactionsradicalssingle-electron transfer (SET)α,β-unsaturated (bis)enones

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