Metallaphotoredox: the merger of photoredox and transition metal catalysis

AY Chan, IB Perry, NB Bissonnette, BF Buksh… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The merger of photoredox catalysis with transition metal catalysis, termed
metallaphotoredox catalysis, has become a mainstay in synthetic methodology over the past …

Strategies to generate nitrogen-centered radicals that may rely on photoredox catalysis: development in reaction methodology and applications in organic synthesis

K Kwon, RT Simons, M Nandakumar… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
For more than 70 years, nitrogen-centered radicals have been recognized as potent
synthetic intermediates. This review is a survey designed for use by chemists engaged in …

Direct α-acylation of alkenes via N-heterocyclic carbene, sulfinate, and photoredox cooperative triple catalysis

K Liu, A Studer - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis has emerged as a versatile tool in modern synthetic
chemistry. Further increasing the complexity, several processes have been introduced that …

Photochemical generation of nitrogen-centered amidyl, hydrazonyl, and imidyl radicals: methodology developments and catalytic applications

MD Karkas - ACS Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
During the past decade, visible light photocatalysis has become a powerful synthetic
platform for promoting challenging bond constructions under mild reaction conditions. These …

Photocatalytic activation of less reactive bonds and their functionalization via hydrogen-evolution cross-couplings

B Chen, LZ Wu, CH Tung - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Cross-coupling reactions have been established as potential tools for
manufacture of complex molecular frameworks of diversified interests by connecting two …

[PDF][PDF] Recent advances in visible-light-driven organic reactions

Q Liu, LZ Wu - National Science Review, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, visible-light-driven organic reactions have been experiencing a significant
renaissance in response to topical interest in environmentally friendly green chemical …

Energy-and atom-efficient chemical synthesis with endergonic photocatalysis

H Wang, YM Tian, B König - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Endergonic photocatalysis is the use of light to perform catalytic reactions that are
thermodynamically unfavourable. While photocatalysis has become a powerful tool in …

Inorganic sulfites as the sulfur dioxide surrogates in sulfonylation reactions

S Ye, G Qiu, J Wu - Chemical Communications, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in the sulfonylation reactions by using inorganic sulfites as the source of
sulfonyl group are reported. The approaches employing inorganic sulfites as sulfur dioxide …

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 …

Recent progress and emerging technologies towards a sustainable synthesis of sulfones

S Liang, K Hofman, M Friedrich, J Keller… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfones play a pivotal role in modern organic chemistry. They are highly versatile building
blocks and find various applications as drugs, agrochemicals, or functional materials …