A simple and versatile amide directing group for C− H functionalizations

RY Zhu, ME Farmer, YQ Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving selective C− H activation at a single and strategic site in the presence of multiple
C− H bonds can provide a powerful and generally useful retrosynthetic disconnection. In this …

Mechanistic view of Ru-catalyzed C–H bond activation and functionalization: computational advances

C Shan, L Zhu, LB Qu, R Bai, Y Lan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Ru-Catalyzed aromatic C–H bond activation and functionalization have emerged as
important topics because they have resulted in remarkable progress in organic synthesis …

Recent advances in positional-selective alkenylations: removable guidance for twofold C–H activation

W Ma, P Gandeepan, J Li, L Ackermann - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The transition metal-catalyzed transformation of otherwise inert C–H bonds into substituted
alkenes offers a versatile tool for the synthesis of value added olefinic molecules. Recent …

Recent developments in ruthenium-catalyzed C–H arylation: Array of mechanistic manifolds

P Nareddy, F Jordan, M Szostak - ACS Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
Functionalized biaryl-containing motifs are among the most valuable synthetic scaffolds in
organic chemistry with wide ranging commercial applications in pharmaceuticals, functional …

Oxidative R1–H/R2–H Cross-Coupling with Hydrogen Evolution

S Tang, L Zeng, A Lei - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Oxidative R1–H/R2–H cross-coupling with hydrogen evolution serves as one of the most
atom-economical methods for constructing new chemical bonds. This reaction strategy …

Metal-involving synthesis and reactions of oximes

DS Bolotin, NA Bokach, MY Demakova… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
This review classifies and summarizes the past 10–15 years of advancements in the field of
metal-involving (ie, metal-mediated and metal-catalyzed) reactions of oximes. These …

Recent advances in the ruthenium (II)-catalyzed chelation-assisted C–H olefination of substituted aromatics, alkenes and heteroaromatics with alkenes via the …

R Manikandan, M Jeganmohan - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The transition-metal-catalyzed chelation-assisted alkenylation at the inert C–H bond of
aromatics with alkenes is one of the efficient methods to synthesize substituted vinylarenes …

C7‐indole amidations and alkenylations by ruthenium (II) catalysis

I Choi, AM Messinis… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
C7− H‐functionalized indoles are ubiquitous structural units of biological and
pharmaceutical compounds for numerous antiviral agents against SARS‐CoV or HIV‐1 …

Cobalt-catalyzed oxidant-free spirocycle synthesis by liberation of hydrogen

N Lv, Y Liu, C Xiong, Z Liu, Y Zhang - Organic letters, 2017 - ACS Publications
The first example of oxidant-free cobalt-catalyzed synthesis of five-membered spirocycles is
reported from benzimidates and maleimides utilizing nitrobenzene as promoter. In contrast …

Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed, Chelation‐Assisted C− H Alkenylation and Allylation of Organic Molecules with Unactivated Alkenes

R Logeswaran, M Jeganmohan - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Olefins are important building blocks and are widely utilized in synthetic organic chemistry.
Owing to its omnipresence and unique reactivity, the functionalization of alkenes has …