The recent achievements of redox-neutral radical C–C cross-coupling enabled by visible-light

) bond formation, opening a new window for C-C cross-coupling through the photoredox electron shuttling cycle between two coupling partners. While radical-radical coupling steered by the persistent radical effect was proposed as a rational explanation for the redox-neutral photoredox events, alternative kinetically driven chain propagation and radical addition pathways cannot be ruled out. This tutorial review aims to highlight the recent achievements of photoredox-neutral radical C-C coupling in synthetic chemistry.

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