Complementary Strategies for Directed C(sp3)−H Functionalization: A Comparison of Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Activation, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, and Carbene …

JCK Chu, T Rovis - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The functionalization of C (sp3)− H bonds streamlines chemical synthesis by allowing the
use of simple molecules and providing novel synthetic disconnections. Intensive recent …

Syntheses and transformations of sulfoximines

W Zheng, X Chen, F Chen, Z He… - The Chemical Record, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfoximines are widely used as medicines, agricultural chemicals, chiral precursors, and
chiral ligands in asymmetric synthesis, as well as pivotal intermediates for the construction of …

Electrochemical synthesis of allylic amines from terminal alkenes and secondary amines

DJ Wang, K Targos, ZK Wickens - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Allylic amines are valuable synthetic targets en route to diverse biologically active amine
products. Current allylic C–H amination strategies remain limited with respect to the viable N …

Spatiotemporal microbial evolution on antibiotic landscapes

M Baym, TD Lieberman, ED Kelsic, R Chait, R Gross… - Science, 2016 - science.org
A key aspect of bacterial survival is the ability to evolve while migrating across spatially
varying environmental challenges. Laboratory experiments, however, often study evolution …

Dirhodium-catalyzed CH arene amination using hydroxylamines

MP Paudyal, AM Adebesin, SR Burt, DH Ess, Z Ma… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Primary and N-alkyl arylamine motifs are key functional groups in pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals, and functional materials, as well as in bioactive natural products. However …

Transfer of electrophilic NH using convenient sources of ammonia: direct synthesis of NH sulfoximines from sulfoxides

M Zenzola, R Doran, L Degennaro, R Luisi… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A new system for NH transfer is developed for the preparation of sulfoximines, which are
emerging as valuable motifs for drug discovery. The protocol employs readily available …

Allylic amination of alkenes with iminothianthrenes to afford alkyl allylamines

Q Cheng, J Chen, S Lin, T Ritter - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Allylic C–H amination is currently accomplished with (sulfon) amides or carbamates. Here
we show the first allylic amination that can directly afford alkyl allylamines, enabled by the …

An Improved PIII/PV═O-Catalyzed Reductive C–N Coupling of Nitroaromatics and Boronic Acids by Mechanistic Differentiation of Rate- and Product-Determining …

G Li, TV Nykaza, JC Cooper, A Ramirez… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Experimental, spectroscopic, and computational studies are reported that provide an
evidence-based mechanistic description of an intermolecular reductive C–N coupling of …

Reductive molybdenum‐catalyzed direct amination of boronic acids with nitro compounds

S Suárez‐Pantiga, R Hernández‐Ruiz… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of aromatic amines is of utmost importance in a wide range of chemical
contexts. We report a direct amination of boronic acids with nitro compounds to yield (hetero) …

N-Acylsaccharins: Stable Electrophilic Amide-Based Acyl Transfer Reagents in Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling via N–C Cleavage

C Liu, G Meng, Y Liu, R Liu, R Lalancette… - Organic …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient catalytic methods for N–C bond cleavage in amides remains an
important synthetic challenge. The first Pd-catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling of N …