Dr. Bugarin, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics contacted me about creating a cover for a journal article on the simple photoinduced synthesis of Anilides to be featured in the Asian Journal of Chemistry.

Abstract:

Metal‐free, compatible and synchronized aryl–aryl cross‐coupling and amide bond formation reactions were accomplished in a single step using π‐conjugated triazenes as the versatile starting materials. This simple, mild, and direct photochemical approach afforded anilides in good to excellent yields (up to 99%). Interestingly, natural sunlight is also shown to provide effective delivery of amides at ambient temperature. The successful synthesis of an immunosuppressant and the commercial drug acetaminophen validates this methodology.
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The full paper, and illustration can be found here