Acyclic twisted amides

G Meng, J Zhang, M Szostak - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of acyclic twisted amides,
covering the literature since 1993 (the year of the first recognized report on acyclic twisted …

Rhodium-catalyzed C–H alkenylation/electrocyclization cascade provides dihydropyridines that serve as versatile intermediates to diverse nitrogen heterocycles

S Dongbang, DN Confair, JA Ellman - Accounts of chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Nitrogen heterocycles are present in approximately 60% of drugs, with
nonplanar heterocycles incorporating stereogenic centers being of considerable interest to …

Divergent Access to Chiral C2- and C3-Alkylated Pyrrolidines by Catalyst-Tuned Regio- and Enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) Coupling

X Wang, J Xue, ZQ Rong - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Novel-substituted pyrrolidine derivatives are widely used in drugs and bioactive molecules.
The efficient synthesis of these valuable skeletons, especially enantiopure derivatives, is still …

Diastereoselective radical aminoacylation of olefins through N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis

WD Liu, W Lee, H Shu, C Xiao, H Xu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
There have been significant advancements in radical-mediated reactions through covalent-
based organocatalysis. Here, we present the generation of iminyl and amidyl radicals via N …

Denitrogenative Transformations of Pyridotriazoles and Related Compounds: Synthesis of N-Containing Heterocyclic Compounds and Beyond

D Yadagiri, M Rivas, V Gevorgyan - The Journal of organic …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The high demand for new and efficient routes toward synthesis of nitrogen-containing
heterocyclic scaffolds has inspired organic chemists to discover several methodologies over …

Renewable ultrathin carbon nitride nanosheets and its practical utilization for photocatalytic decarboxylation free radical coupling reaction

Q Xu, L Dai, Z Wang, J Wu, H Lu, L Yuan, Q Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is attractive to develop a durable and renewable carbon nitride-based photocatalytic
system for compelling photocatalytic organic synthesis, but remains a huge challenge. In this …

Cobalt-catalyzed asymmetric dearomative [3+ 2] annulation of quinolines, isoquinolines, and pyridines

XY Wang, XB Wang, Y Tian, C Peng, MS Xie… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A highly enantioselective dearomative [3+ 2] annulation of quinolines, isoquinolines, and
pyridines with donor–acceptor aminocyclopropanes was achieved. With C 1-symmetric …

Copper (I)-catalyzed asymmetric 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of 1, 3-enynes and azomethine ylides

BR Wang, YB Li, Q Zhang, D Gao, P Tian, Q Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Herein, we report a copper (I)-catalyzed asymmetric 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine
ylides and 1, 3-enynes, which provides a series of chiral poly-substituted pyrrolidines in high …

Biologically active indolizidine alkaloids

J Zhang, SL Morris‐Natschke, D Ma… - Medicinal Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Indolizidine alkaloids are chemical constituents isolated from various marine and terrestrial
plants and animals, including but not limited to trees, fungi, ants, and frogs, with a myriad of …

Catalytic ring expansions of cyclic alcohols enabled by proton-coupled electron transfer

K Zhao, K Yamashita, JE Carpenter… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report here a catalytic method for the modular ring expansion of cyclic aliphatic alcohols.
In this work, proton-coupled electron transfer activation of an allylic alcohol substrate affords …