Harnessing visible light to access excited (triplet) states of organic compounds can enable
impressive reactivity modes. This tutorial review covers the photophysical fundamentals and …

The “phenylpropenoids” are a well-known set of naturally occurring compounds obtained
mainly from plant sources. 1, 2 Of this group, the generalized 2-propenylbenzenes 1 and 1 …

Visible light-mediated photocatalytic organic transformation has drawn significant attention
as an alternative process for replacing thermal reactions. Although precious metal/organic …

Herein, Nature's flavin-mediated activation of complex (poly) enes has been translated to a
small molecule paradigm culminating in a highly (Z)-selective, catalytic isomerization of …

Catalytic access to thermodynamically less stable Z-alkenes has recently received
considerable attention. These approaches have relied upon kinetic control of the reaction to …

Z-Olefins are challenging synthetic targets owing to their relative thermodynamic instability.
Transition metal–catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reactions are well known for …

Frustrated Lewis pairs are compounds containing both Lewis acidic and Lewis basic
moieties, where the formation of an adduct is prevented by steric hindrance. They are …

Upon irradiation in the presence of a chiral benzophenone catalyst (5 mol%), a racemic
mixture of a given chiral imidazolidine-2, 4-dione (hydantoin) can be converted almost …

One of the most challenging tasks in organic synthesis is to control selectivities, especially
switching the well-known selectivity to obtain new isomers that were previously inaccessible …

The enantioselective synthesis of chiral Z-olefins is an important but challenging topic in
organic chemistry. Iridium-catalysed Z-retentive asymmetric allylic substitution reactions …