Stronger Brønsted acids: recent progress

T Akiyama, K Mori - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In contrast to Lewis-acid catalysts, Brønsted acids have been employed primarily as
catalysts for the formation and cleavage of C− O bonds, such as hydrolysis and formation of …

Organo‐ and Organometallic‐Catalytic Intramolecular [1,5]‐Hydride Transfer/Cyclization Process through C(sp3)–H Bond Activation

SJ Kwon, DY Kim - The Chemical Record, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The direct functionalization of C (sp3)–H bonds is one of the most synthetically powerful
research areas in current organic synthesis. Organocatalytic C (sp3)–H bond activation …

Asymmetric annulation of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with dienes

H Xu, JL Hu, L Wang, S Liao… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
An efficient [4+ 3] cycloaddition reaction of D–A cyclopropanes with dienes has been
successfully developed. The reaction proceeds well with various dienolsilyl ethers in the …

Chiral Magnesium Bisphosphate-Catalyzed Asymmetric Double C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalization Based on Sequential Hydride Shift/Cyclization Process

K Mori, R Isogai, Y Kamei, M Yamanaka… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Described herein is a chiral magnesium bisphosphate-catalyzed asymmetric double C (sp3)–
H bond functionalization triggered by a sequential hydride shift/cyclization process. This …

Silyl-Group Boosted Internal Redox Reaction: Hydride Shift from an Aliphatic Secondary Position for the Formation of Six-and Seven-Membered Carbocycles

H Okawa, T Kawasaki-Takasuka, K Mori - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report a hydride shift/cyclization reaction at the aliphatic secondary position (methylene
group). The key to accomplishing this reaction was the employment of benzylidene …

Aromatization-driven cascade [1, 5]-hydride transfer/spirocyclization promoted by fluorinated alcohols

X Lv, F Hu, K Duan, SS Li, Q Liu… - The Journal of Organic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The aromatization-driven redox-neutral cascade [1, 5]-hydride transfer/spirocyclization and
cascade [1, 5]-hydride transfer/hydrolysis from para-quinone methide in HFIP were …

Hydride transfer enabled switchable dearomatization of indoles in the carbocyclic ring and the pyrrole ring

K Duan, H Shi, LX Wang, SS Li, L Xu… - Organic Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydride transfer enabled the first success of the regioselective dearomatization of indoles in
the carbocyclic ring and the pyrrole ring, which was induced by ortho-quinone methides and …

Hydride transfer initiated redox-neutral cascade cyclizations of aurones: facile access to [6, 5] spirocycles

K Duan, XD An, LF Li, LL Sun, B Qiu, XJ Li… - Organic letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydride Transfer Initiated Redox-Neutral Cascade Cyclizations of Aurones: Facile Access to
[6,5] Spirocycles | Organic Letters Recently Viewedclose modal Pair your accounts. Export …

N-Alkylation-Initiated Redox-Neutral [5 + 2] Annulation of 3-Alkylindoles with o-Aminobenzaldehydes: Access to Indole-1,2-Fused 1,4-Benzodiazepines

S Wang, YB Shen, LF Li, B Qiu, L Yu, Q Liu… - Organic letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Described herein is an unprecedented N-alkylation-initiated redox-neutral [5+ 2] annulation
of 3-alkylindoles with o-aminobenzaldehydes via a cascade N-alkylation/dehydration/[1, 5] …

Direct Access to 9/6‐Fused Cycles via Sequential Hydride Shift Mediated Double C(sp3)−H Bond Functionalization

I Nakamura, M Anada, S Sueki… - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We have developed a sequential hydride shift process involving a [1, 8]‐hydride shift. When
cinnamylidene malonates having a biphenyl core were treated with 30 mol% Yb (OTf) 3 and …