Annulative π‐extension (APEX): rapid access to fused arenes, heteroarenes, and nanographenes

H Ito, K Ozaki, K Itami - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The annulative π‐extension (APEX) reaction has the potential to have a tremendous impact
on the fields of materials science and bioimaging, as well as on the pharmaceutical …

Benzannulation strategies for the synthesis of carbazoles, indolocarbazoles, benzocarbazoles, and carbolines

A Banerjee, S Kundu, A Bhattacharyya… - Organic Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-containing π-excessive aromatic heterocycles, in particular, carbazoles,
indolocarbazoles, benzocarbazoles, and carbolines have been considered the fundamental …

Polycyclic arene synthesis by annulative π-extension

H Ito, Y Segawa, K Murakami… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Annulative π-extension (APEX) has emerged as a powerful and efficient synthetic method
for the construction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, nanographenes, and π-extended …

Uses of K2S2O8 in Metal-Catalyzed and Metal-Free Oxidative Transformations

S Mandal, T Bera, G Dubey, J Saha, JK Laha - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Carbon–carbon/carbon–heteroatom bond formation via oxidative transformations is a
heavily explored topic at the frontier of chemistry. Potassium persulfate (K2S2O8) has …

Recent advances in C–H activation for the synthesis of π-extended materials

IA Stepek, K Itami - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The activation of typically unreactive aromatic C–H bonds by transition-metal catalysis has
been receiving increased attention from the synthetic chemistry community in recent years …

Recent advances in the synthesis of carbazoles from indoles

T Aggarwal, AK Verma - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbazoles are privileged nitrogen heterocycles that are present in a wide range of natural
products, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials. Due to their wide application, various …

Regioselective Direct C‐Alkenylation of Indoles

M Petrini - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The direct introduction of alkenyl groups into the indole framework avoiding its preliminary
functionalization can be carried out using different synthetic strategies. Transition‐metal …

Sustainable production of carbazole-based BioAIEgens from lignin major motifs

J Ji, C Ding, S Li, T Guo, JS Reinhold, S Meng… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The catalytic conversion of lignin into heterocyclic aromatic compounds holds significant
promise not only for expanding lignin's utility in pharmaceutical synthesis but also for …

Electrochemical Oxidative [4+ 2] Annulation for the π‐Extension of Unfunctionalized Heterobiaryl Compounds

X Hu, L Nie, G Zhang, A Lei - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Considering their unique electronic properties and diverse biological activities,
regioselective access to fused aromatic compounds is significantly important in the field of …

Synthesis of 2-Formyl Carbazoles via Tandem Reaction of Indolyl Nitrones with 2-Methylidene Cyclic Carbonate

S Min, T Kim, T Jeong, J Yang, Y Oh, K Moon… - Organic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of functionalized carbazoles as privileged nitrogen heterocycles has emerged
as a central topic in drug discovery and material science. We herein disclose the rhodium …