Technological innovations in photochemistry for organic synthesis: flow chemistry, high-throughput experimentation, scale-up, and photoelectrochemistry

L Buglioni, F Raymenants, A Slattery… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced chemical transformations have received in recent years a tremendous amount
of attention, providing a plethora of opportunities to synthetic organic chemists. However …

Late-stage C–H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery

L Guillemard, N Kaplaneris, L Ackermann… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Over the past decade, the landscape of molecular synthesis has gained major impetus by
the introduction of late-stage functionalization (LSF) methodologies. C–H functionalization …

Visible light photocatalysis in the late-stage functionalization of pharmaceutically relevant compounds

R Cannalire, S Pelliccia, L Sancineto… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The late stage functionalization (LSF) of complex biorelevant compounds is a powerful tool
to speed up the identification of structure–activity relationships (SARs) and to optimize …

[HTML][HTML] Scale-up of micro-and milli-reactors: An overview of strategies, design principles and applications

Z Dong, Z Wen, F Zhao, S Kuhn, T Noël - Chemical Engineering Science: X, 2021 - Elsevier
Continuous-flow microreactor technology has been embraced by researchers in academia
and industry due to its excellent transport properties and the increased safety and control …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional and sustainable approaches for the construction of C–C bonds by harnessing C–H arylation

J Grover, G Prakash, N Goswami, D Maiti - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Biaryl scaffolds are found in natural products and drug molecules and exhibit a wide range
of biological activities. In past decade, the transition metal-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction …

Photocatalytic hydrogen atom transfer: the philosopher's stone for late-stage functionalization?

L Capaldo, LL Quadri, D Ravelli - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An overview about the potentialities of photocatalytic Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) for the
Late-Stage Functionalization (LSF) of complex molecules is offered. The examined …

Azolation of benzylic C–H bonds via photoredox-catalyzed carbocation generation

M Das, L Zamani, C Bratcher… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A visible-light photoredox-catalyzed method is reported that enables the coupling between
benzylic C–H substrates and N–H azoles. Classically, medicinally relevant N-benzyl azoles …

The emergence of the C–H functionalization strategy in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery

R Jana, HM Begam, E Dinda - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to the market competitiveness and urgent societal need, an optimum speed of drug
discovery is an important criterion for successful implementation. Despite the rapid ascent of …

Photochemical and electrochemical strategies towards benzylic C− H functionalization: a recent update

M Oliva, GA Coppola… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal‐catalysed processes have been widely used for the functionalization of
inert C− H bonds. Strategies for the functionalization of the benzylic C− H position having a …

Rapid and Direct Photocatalytic C(sp3)−H Acylation and Arylation in Flow

D Mazzarella, A Pulcinella, L Bovy… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report a photocatalytic procedure that enables the acylation/arylation of
unfunctionalized alkyl derivatives in flow. The method exploits the ability of the …