The oxidative radical decarboxylation of carboxylic acids with TEMPO as radical scavenger in a biphasic solvent system is reported which is successfully used in a new synthetic approach for the antidepressants indatraline.
A metal-free photoredox catalyzed decarboxylative radical coupling of free-carboxylic acids and glyoxylic oximes was developed to synthesize α,β-diamino acids.