Visible light-induced transition metal catalysis

KPS Cheung, S Sarkar, V Gevorgyan - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, visible light-induced transition metal catalysis has emerged as a new
paradigm in organic photocatalysis, which has led to the discovery of unprecedented …

Applications of halogen-atom transfer (XAT) for the generation of carbon radicals in synthetic photochemistry and photocatalysis

F Juliá, T Constantin, D Leonori - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The halogen-atom transfer (XAT) is one of the most important and applied processes for the
generation of carbon radicals in synthetic chemistry. In this review, we summarize and …

Thiyl radicals in organic synthesis

F Denes, M Pichowicz, G Povie, P Renaud - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Thiyl radicals have been used by nature in a broad range of biochemical processes. For
instance, thiol residues play an important role in many enzymatic processes as illustrated by …

Photochemical radical cyclization reactions with imines, hydrazones, oximes and related compounds

M Latrache, N Hoffmann - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photochemical reactions are a key method to generate radical intermediates. Often under
these conditions no toxic reagents are necessary. During recent years, photo-redox catalytic …

Enantioselective photoredox catalysis enabled by proton-coupled electron transfer: development of an asymmetric aza-pinacol cyclization

LJ Rono, HG Yayla, DY Wang… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The first highly enantioselective catalytic protocol for the reductive coupling of ketones and
hydrazones is reported. These reactions proceed through neutral ketyl radical intermediates …

Gold‐Catalyzed Highly Selective Photoredox C(sp2)−H Difluoroalkylation and Perfluoroalkylation of Hydrazones

J Xie, T Zhang, F Chen, N Mehrkens… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The first gold‐catalyzed photoredox C (sp2)− H difluoroalkylation and perfluoroalkylation of
hydrazones with readily available RF− Br reagents is reported. The resulting gem …

Photoenzymatic synthesis of α-tertiary amines by engineered flavin-dependent “ene”-reductases

X Gao, JR Turek-Herman, YJ Choi… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
α-Tertiary amines are a common motif in pharmaceutically important molecules but are
challenging to prepare using asymmetric catalysis. Here, we demonstrate engineered flavin …

Photoinitiated three-component α-perfluoroalkyl-β-heteroarylation of unactivated alkenes via electron catalysis

D Zheng, A Studer - Organic letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
A visible-light-initiated α-perfluoroalkyl-β-heteroarylation of various alkenes with
perfluoroalkyl iodides and quinoxalin-2 (1 H)-ones is presented. This three-component …

Visible light‐induced C− H bond functionalization: a critical review

L Revathi, L Ravindar, WY Fang… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, visible‐light‐induced C− H bond functionalization has become an emerging
field at the forefront of organic chemistry. In a general sense, these approaches rely on the …

A general carbonyl alkylative amination for tertiary amine synthesis

R Kumar, NJ Flodén, WG Whitehurst, MJ Gaunt - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The ubiquity of tertiary alkylamines in pharmaceutical and agrochemical agents, natural
products and small-molecule biological probes, has stimulated efforts towards their …