Photocatalytic late-stage C–H functionalization

P Bellotti, HM Huang, T Faber, F Glorius - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of modern photocatalysis, characterized by mildness and selectivity, has
significantly spurred innovative late-stage C–H functionalization approaches that make use …

Direct photocatalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) for aliphatic C–H bonds elaboration

L Capaldo, D Ravelli, M Fagnoni - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct photocatalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (d-HAT) can be considered a method of
choice for the elaboration of aliphatic C–H bonds. In this manifold, a photocatalyst (PCHAT) …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in visible light-activated radical coupling reactions triggered by (i) ruthenium,(ii) iridium and (iii) organic photoredox agents

JD Bell, JA Murphy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoredox chemistry with organic or transition metal agents has been reviewed in earlier
years, but such is the pace of progress that we will overlap very little with earlier …

A catalytic alkene insertion approach to bicyclo [2.1. 1] hexane bioisosteres

S Agasti, F Beltran, E Pye, N Kaltsoyannis… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract C (sp 3)-rich bicyclic hydrocarbon scaffolds, as exemplified by bicyclo [1.1. 1]
pentanes, play an increasingly high-profile role as saturated bioisosteres of benzenoids in …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in cathodic reduction-enabled organic electrosynthesis: Trends, challenges, and opportunities

B Huang, Z Sun, G Sun - eScience, 2022 - Elsevier
Compared with general redox chemistry, electrochemistry using the electron as a potent,
controllable, yet traceless alternative to chemical oxidants/reductants usually offers more …

Ketyl radical coupling enabled by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon electrophotocatalysts

JM Edgecomb, SN Alektiar, NGW Cowper… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a new class of electrophotocatalysts, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,
that promote the reduction of unactivated carbonyl compounds to generate versatile ketyl …

Enantioselective radical addition to ketones through Lewis acid-enabled photoredox catalysis

L Hou, Y Zhou, H Yu, T Zhan, W Cao… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis opens up a new window for carbonyl chemistry. Despite a multitude of
photochemical reactions of carbonyl compounds, visible light-induced catalytic asymmetric …

Ketone–olefin coupling of aliphatic and aromatic carbonyls catalyzed by excited-state acridine radicals

NJ Venditto, YS Liang, RK El Mokadem… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ketone–olefin coupling reactions are common methods for the formation of carbon–carbon
bonds. This reaction class typically requires stoichiometric or super stoichiometric quantities …

Catalysis with diboron (4)/pyridine: application to the broad-scope [3+ 2] cycloaddition of cyclopropanes and alkenes

Z Ding, Z Liu, Z Wang, T Yu, M Xu, J Wen… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In contrast to the extensive but non-recyclable use of tetraalkoxydiboron (4) compounds as
stoichiometric reagents in diverse reactions, this article reports an atom-economical reaction …

Molecular Editing of Ketones through N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Photo Dual Catalysis

QZ Li, MH He, R Zeng, YY Lei, ZY Yu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The molecular editing of ketones represents an appealing strategy due to its ability to
maximize the structural diversity of ketone compounds in a straightforward manner …