Photoinduced Deoxygenative Borylations of Aliphatic Alcohols.

Summary: Scientists have found a cool new way to change simple alcohols into useful chemical building blocks called boronic esters using just visible light. Usually, this process requires harsh chemicals, toxic metals, or special catalysts, but this new method skips all that! By tweaking the alcohol slightly beforehand, they can simply shine a light on it to trigger a reaction that safely and easily builds complex chemical structures.