Carbon–Carbon Bond Cleavage for Late-Stage Functionalization

YF Liang, M Bilal, LY Tang, TZ Wang, YQ Guan… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Late-stage functionalization (LSF) introduces functional group or structural modification at
the final stage of the synthesis of natural products, drugs, and complex compounds. It is …

Amide bond activation: the power of resonance

G Li, S Ma, M Szostak - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
The amide bond represents the most fundamental functional group in numerous areas of
chemistry, such as organic synthesis, drug discovery, polymers, and biochemistry. Although …

Selective decarbonylation via transition-metal-catalyzed carbon–carbon bond cleavage

H Lu, TY Yu, PF Xu, H Wei - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal-catalyzed decarbonylation via carbon–carbon bond cleavage is an
essential synthetic methodology. Given the ubiquity of carbonyl compounds, the selective …

Cross-coupling of amides by N–C bond activation

G Meng, S Shi, M Szostak - Synlett, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
In recent years, significant conceptual advances have taken place in the field of amide bond
cross-coupling. Mild and selective functionalization of amides by transition-metal catalysis …

Decarbonylative cross-couplings: nickel catalyzed functional group interconversion strategies for the construction of complex organic molecules

L Guo, M Rueping - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The utilization of carboxylic acid esters as electrophiles in metal-catalyzed cross-
coupling reactions is increasingly popular, as environmentally friendly and readily available …

Decarbonylative cross-coupling of amides

C Liu, M Szostak - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cross-coupling reactions are among the most powerful C–C and C–X bond forming tools in
organic chemistry. Traditionally, cross-coupling methods rely on the use of aryl halides or …

Ligand-Controlled Chemoselective C(acyl)–O Bond vs C(aryl)–C Bond Activation of Aromatic Esters in Nickel Catalyzed C(sp2)–C(sp3) Cross-Couplings

A Chatupheeraphat, HH Liao… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A ligand-controlled and site-selective nickel catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling
reaction with aromatic esters and alkyl organoboron reagents as coupling partners was …

Recent advances in the metal‐catalyzed activation of amide bonds

MB Chaudhari… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The amide functional group is commonly found in peptides, proteins, pharmaceutical
compounds, natural products, and polymers. The synthesis of amides is typically performed …

Decarbonylative Phosphorylation of Amides by Palladium and Nickel Catalysis: The Hirao Cross‐Coupling of Amide Derivatives

C Liu, M Szostak - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Considering the ubiquity of organophosphorus compounds in organic synthesis,
pharmaceutical discovery agrochemical crop protection and materials chemistry, new …

Nickel-catalyzed reversible functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers

T Delcaillau, P Boehm, B Morandi - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We describe a new functional group metathesis between aryl nitriles and aryl thioethers. The
catalytic system nickel/dcype is essential to achieve this fully reversible transformation in …