Recent advances in asymmetric borylation by transition metal catalysis

J Hu, M Ferger, Z Shi, TB Marder - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Chiral organoboronates have played a critical role in organic chemistry and in the
development of materials science and pharmaceuticals. Much effort has been devoted to …

Nickel chain-walking catalysis: a journey to migratory carboboration of alkenes

Y Li, G Yin - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Chain-walking offers extensive opportunities for innovating synthetic methods
that involve constructing chemical bonds at unconventional sites. This approach provides …

Copper-catalyzed borylative difunctionalization of π-systems

A Whyte, A Torelli, B Mirabi, A Zhang, M Lautens - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Organoboronates represent a cornerstone functional group in modern synthesis owing to
their unique reactivity and divergent synthetic capability. Copper catalysis has become one …

Diboron (4) compounds: from structural curiosity to synthetic workhorse

EC Neeve, SJ Geier, IAI Mkhalid, SA Westcott… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although known for over 90 years, only in the past two decades has the chemistry of diboron
(4) compounds been extensively explored. Many interesting structural features and reaction …

Nickel‐Catalyzed Switchable Site‐Selective Alkene Hydroalkylation by Temperature Regulation

JW Wang, DG Liu, Z Chang, Z Li, Y Fu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regiodivergent alkene functionalization that produces either regioisomer starting from the
same raw materials is desirable. Herein, we report a nickel‐catalyzed switchable site …

Metal-catalyzed regiodivergent organic reactions

C Nájera, IP Beletskaya, M Yus - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal-catalyzed regiodivergent reactions allow control over regioselectivity in the synthesis
of a wide range of organic products. Starting from the same material, it is possible to prepare …

Copper-boryl mediated organic synthesis

D Hemming, R Fritzemeier, SA Westcott… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Organoboron compounds are valuable synthetic intermediates that find application in a
diverse variety of processes including both C–X and C–C bond-forming transformations …

Strategic application of C–H oxidation in natural product total synthesis

I Bakanas, RF Lusi, S Wiesler… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds has emerged as an effective tactic in natural
product synthesis and has altered how chemists approach the synthesis of complex …

Recent advances in nickel-catalyzed reductive hydroalkylation and hydroarylation of electronically unbiased alkenes

XX Wang, X Lu, Y Li, JW Wang, Y Fu - Science China Chemistry, 2020 - Springer
The use of simple and easily available feedstock to quickly and efficiently obtain compounds
with complex molecular structures through the transition-metal-catalyzed construction of C …

C–C and C–X coupling reactions of unactivated alkyl electrophiles using copper catalysis

LJ Cheng, NP Mankad - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal-catalysed cross-coupling reactions are widely used for construction of
carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds. However, compared to aryl or alkenyl …