Catalytic hydrogen atom transfer to alkenes: a roadmap for metal hydrides and radicals

SL Shevick, CV Wilson, S Kotesova, D Kim… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogen atom transfer from a metal hydride (MHAT) has emerged as a powerful, if
puzzling, technique in chemical synthesis. In catalytic MHAT reactions, earth-abundant …

Mn-, Fe-, and Co-catalyzed radical hydrofunctionalizations of olefins

SWM Crossley, C Obradors, RM Martinez… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cofactor-mimetic aerobic oxidation has conceptually merged with catalysis of syngas
reactions to form a wide range of Markovnikov-selective olefin radical …

Site-selective acceptorless dehydrogenation of aliphatics enabled by organophotoredox/cobalt dual catalysis

MJ Zhou, L Zhang, G Liu, C Xu… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The value of catalytic dehydrogenation of aliphatics (CDA) in organic synthesis has
remained largely underexplored. Known homogeneous CDA systems often require the use …

Merging Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) and Cobalt Catalysis to Override E2-Selectivity in the Elimination of Alkyl Halides: A Mild Route toward contra-Thermodynamic …

H Zhao, AJ McMillan, T Constantin… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report here a mechanistically distinct tactic to carry E2-type eliminations on alkyl halides.
This strategy exploits the interplay of α-aminoalkyl radical-mediated halogen-atom transfer …

Hydrogen evolution catalyzed by cobalt diimine–dioxime complexes

N Kaeffer, M Chavarot-Kerlidou… - Accounts of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Mimicking photosynthesis and producing solar fuels is an appealing way to
store the huge amount of renewable energy from the sun in a durable and sustainable way …

Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution with a cobalt complex bearing pendant proton relays: acid strength and applied potential govern mechanism and stability

N Queyriaux, D Sun, J Fize, J Pécaut… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
[Co (bapbpy) Cl]+(bapbpy: 6, 6′-bis (2-aminopyridyl)-2, 2′-bipyridine) is a polypyridyl
cobalt (II) complex bearing both a redox-active bipyridine ligand and pendant proton relays …

Understanding and Tuning Charge Dynamics in Carbon Nitride/Cobalt(II) Complex Hybrids for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

Y Zhang, M Cao, H Feng, D Liu, Q Li - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor/metal complex hybrids are promising photocatalysts for CO2 reduction. A
comprehensive mechanism investigation on charge dynamics was carried out for a hybrid g …

Catalytic, contra-Thermodynamic Positional Alkene Isomerization

G Occhialini, V Palani… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The positional isomerization of C═ C double bonds is a powerful strategy for the
interconversion of alkene regioisomers. However, existing methods provide access to …

Acceptorless dehydrogenation of small molecules through cooperative base metal catalysis

JG West, D Huang, EJ Sorensen - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
The dehydrogenation of unactivated alkanes is an important transformation both in industrial
and biological systems. Recent efforts towards this reaction have revolved around high …

Photo‐and Cobalt‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Heterocycles via Cycloisomerization of Unactivated Olefins

H Lindner, WM Amberg, T Martini… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We report a general, intramolecular cycloisomerization of unactivated olefins with pendant
nucleophiles. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions and tolerates ethers, esters …