Regiodivergent Functionalization of Protected and Unprotected Carbohydrates using Photoactive 4‐Tetrafluoropyridinylthio Fragment as an Adaptive Activating Group

S Cao, H Zhang, M Chen, N Zhu, B Zhan… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The selective functionalization of carbohydrates holds a central position in synthetic
carbohydrate chemistry, driving the ongoing quest for ideal approaches to manipulate these …

Visible-light-promoted direct desulfurization of glycosyl thiols to access C-glycosides

D Xie, W Zeng, J Yang, X Ma - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
C-Glycosides are essential for the study of biological processes and the development of
carbohydrate-based drugs. Despite the tremendous hurdles, glycochemists have often …

C–OH Bond Activation for Stereoselective Radical C-Glycosylation of Native Saccharides

H Xie, S Wang, XZ Shu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Radical C-glycosylation presents a flexible and efficient method for synthesizing C-
glycosides. Existing methods always require multistep processes for generating anomeric …

Palladium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Glycosylation of Azole Heterocycles Enables Access to Diverse Heterocyclic N-Glycosides

Y Xiong, Y Dai - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
An efficient and practical glycosylation platform for synthesizing N-glycosides by leveraging
palladium catalysis is disclosed. This approach enables facile access to diverse heterocyclic …

Photoredox/Cu‐Catalyzed Decarboxylative C(sp3)−C(sp3) Coupling to Access C(sp3)‐Rich gem‐Diborylalkanes

M Huang, H Sun, F Seufert, A Friedrich… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract gem‐Diborylalkanes are highly valuable building blocks in organic synthesis and
pharmaceutical chemistry due to their ability to participate in multi‐step cross‐coupling …

A Radical Activation Strategy for Versatile and Stereoselective N‐Glycosylation

W Ding, X Chen, Z Sun, J Luo, S Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previous N‐glycosylation approaches have predominately involved acidic conditions, facing
challenges of low stereoselectivity and limited scope. Herein, we introduce a radical …

Site‐Selective Construction of N‐Linked Glycopeptides through Photoredox Catalysis

B Wei, P Huang, X Wang, Z Liu, F Tang… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The glycosylation of peptides and proteins can significantly impact their intrinsic properties,
such as conformation, stability, antigenicity, and immunogenicity. Current methods for …

Stereoselective chemical N-glycoconjugation of amines via CO2 incorporation

Z Peng, Q Xiao, Y Xia, M Xia, J Yu, P Fang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chemical N-glycoconjugation can provide a unique way to tailor the properties of the
ubiquitous amines for further expending their diverse functions and applications …

Iodine (III)-mediated photochemical C–H azolation

X Han, W Yue, Z Wang, H Xu, M Yang, J Zhu - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
A systematic radical polarity analysis framework is formulated herein for the projection of
radical reactivity patterns. An iodine (III)-mediated photochemical C–H azolation reaction …

Synthesis and modification of carbohydrates using metallaphotoredox catalysis and photoexcited-state transition metal catalysis

J Wang, F Zhou, Y Xu, L Zhang - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2025 - Elsevier
Transition metal catalysis has long been recognized as one of the most important tools for
the construction of carbon-carbon bond and carbon-heteroatom bonds in modern organic …