Photocatalytic intramolecular [2+ 2] cycloaddition of indole derivatives via energy transfer: a method for late-stage skeletal transformation

Z Zhang, D Yi, M Zhang, J Wei, J Lu, L Yang… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Visible light-promoted dearomative [2+ 2] cycloaddition of indole derivatives tethered with
olefins at the N1 position has been considered thermodynamically unfeasible due to the …

Nickel-catalyzed regiodivergent asymmetric cycloadditions of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

S Cao, Z Ye, Y Chen, YM Lin, J Fang, Y Wang… - CCS …, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Regiodivergent asymmetric cycloadditions from the same set of starting materials offer
interesting opportunities for rapid construction of optically active cyclic molecules with …

[HTML][HTML] Supramolecular-induced regiocontrol over the photochemical [4+ 4] cyclodimerization of NHC-or azole-substituted anthracenes

S Bai, LL Ma, T Yang, F Wang, LF Wang, FE Hahn… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Thanks to the impressive control that microenvironments within enzymes can have over
substrates, many biological reactions occur with high regio-and stereoselectivity. However …

A platinum (II)‐based molecular cage with aggregation‐induced emission for enzymatic photocyclization of alkynylaniline

Z Wei, X Jing, Y Yang, J Yuan, M Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymes facilitate chemical conversions through the collective activity of aggregated
components, but the marriage of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) with molecular …

Highly Enantioselective 6π Photoelectrocyclizations Engineered by Hydrogen Bonding

WB Swords, H Lee, Y Park, F Llamas… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photochemical electrocyclization reactions are valued for both their ability to produce
structurally complex molecules and their central role in elucidating fundamental mechanistic …

[2+ 2] Photocycloadditions to Form Cyclobutanes and Bicyclo [2.1. 1] hexanes Employing Copper-Based Photocatalysis

G Roland, KN Hurdal, A Bouchouicha, N Dowe… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A first-row transition metal complex, Cu (dmp)(DPEPhos) BF4, promotes the synthesis of
boracyclobutanes (11 examples, 38→ 87%) and 2-oxa-BCHs (10 examples, 55→ 90%) via …

Optical control of nanoparticle catalysis influenced by photoswitch positioning in hybrid peptide capping ligands

RL Lawrence, ZE Hughes, VJ Cendan… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Here, we present an in-depth analysis of structural factors that modulate peptide-capped
nanoparticle catalytic activity via optically driven structural reconfiguration of the biointerface …

Photoelectrochemical asymmetric dehydrogenative [2 + 2] cycloaddition between C–C single and double bonds via the activation of two C(sp3)–H bonds

P Xiong, SI Ivlev, E Meggers - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The efficient generation of high structural complexity, which correlates with the number of
stereocentres, is an important objective in organic synthesis. Ideally, from a perspective of …

Origins of High-Activity Cage-Catalyzed Michael Addition

PJ Boaler, TK Piskorz, LE Bickerton… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cage catalysis continues to create significant interest, yet catalyst function remains poorly
understood. Herein, we report mechanistic insights into coordination-cage-catalyzed …

Photocatalytic Multisite Functionalization of Unactivated Terminal Alkenes by Merging Polar Cycloaddition and Radical Ring‐Opening Process

H Liu, YP Wang, H Wang, K Ren, L Liu, L Dang… - Angewandte … - Wiley Online Library
Although highly appealing for rapid access of molecular complexity, multi‐functionalization
of alkenes that allows incorporation of more than two functional groups remains a prominent …