Mechanism-guided development of transition-metal-catalyzed C–N bond-forming reactions using dioxazolones as the versatile amidating source

SY Hong, Y Hwang, M Lee… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Catalytic reactions that construct carbon–nitrogen bonds are one of central
themes in both synthetic and medicinal chemistry since the obtainable nitrogen-containing …

Catalytic enantioselective functionalizations of C–H bonds by chiral iridium complexes

Ł Woźniak, JF Tan, QH Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The development of catalytic enantioselective transformations, enabling the construction of
complex molecular scaffolds from simple precursors, has been a long-standing challenge in …

Energy-transfer-induced [3+ 2] cycloadditions of N–N pyridinium ylides

W Lee, Y Koo, H Jung, S Chang, S Hong - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Photocycloaddition is a powerful reaction to enable the conversion of alkenes into high-
value synthetic materials that are normally difficult to obtain under thermal conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Podophyllotoxin and its derivatives: Potential anticancer agents of natural origin in cancer chemotherapy

S Motyka, K Jafernik, H Ekiert, J Sharifi-Rad… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of plant secondary metabolites has gained considerable attention among clinicians
in the prevention and treatment of cancer. A secondary metabolite isolated mainly from the …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits and applications of microwave-assisted synthesis of nitrogen containing heterocycles in medicinal chemistry

M Henary, C Kananda, L Rotolo, B Savino, EA Owens… - RSC …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen containing heterocycles are of immense research interest because they are often
found as naturally occurring bioactive compounds. The prominence of N-heterocycles …

Enantio- and diastereoselective construction of vicinal C(sp3) centres via nickel-catalysed hydroalkylation of alkenes

S Bera, C Fan, X Hu - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
In drug discovery, the proportion of aliphatic carbons (C (sp 3)) and the presence of chiral
carbons in organic molecules are positively correlated to their chance of clinical success …

CO2-Promoted Reactions: An Emerging Concept for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

PK Sahoo, Y Zhang, S Das - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide is a nontoxic and abundant chemical and has been widely used as a C1
building block for the synthesis of highly important chemicals. This greenhouse gas also has …

Direct α-alkylation of primary aliphatic amines enabled by CO2 and electrostatics

J Ye, I Kalvet, F Schoenebeck, T Rovis - Nature chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Primary aliphatic amines are important building blocks in organic synthesis due to the
presence of a synthetically versatile NH2 group. N-functionalization of primary amines is …

Asymmetric formation of γ-lactams via C–H amidation enabled by chiral hydrogen-bond-donor catalysts

Y Park, S Chang - Nature Catalysis, 2019 - nature.com
Chiral γ-lactams are effective structural motifs found in numerous pharmaceutical agents.
Despite their importance, current approaches mostly necessitate laborious synthetic steps …

[HTML][HTML] Photoredox-catalyzed diastereoselective dearomative prenylation and reverse-prenylation of electron-deficient indole derivatives

X Chang, F Zhang, S Zhu, Z Yang, X Feng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Prenylated and reverse-prenylated indolines are privileged scaffolds in numerous naturally
occurring indole alkaloids with a broad spectrum of important biological properties …