Exploiting photoredox catalysis for carbohydrate modification through C–H and C–C bond activation

A Shatskiy, EV Stepanova, MD Kärkäs - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Photoredox catalysis has recently emerged as a powerful synthetic platform for accessing
complex chemical structures through non-traditional bond disconnection strategies that …

Fluorinated cycloalkyl building blocks for drug discovery

OO Grygorenko, KP Melnykov, S Holovach… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The review covers various aspects of fluorinated cycloalkyl (C3− C7) building blocks for drug
discovery, including their synthesis, key physicochemical properties, and biological and …

Synthesis of Unnatural α-Amino Acid Derivatives via Photoredox Activation of Inert C(sp3)–H Bonds

F Babawale, K Murugesan, R Narobe, B König - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of unnatural, tertiary amino acids is a challenging task. While decarboxylation–
radical addition has been an important strategy for their formation, the use of alkyl radicals …

A general enantioselective α-alkyl amino acid derivatives synthesis enabled by cobalt-catalyzed reductive addition

C Zhang, X Wu, J Qu, Y Chen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Enantioenriched unnatural amino acids represent a prevalent motif in organic chemistry,
with profound applications in biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and materials science …

Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Alkylation of Cyclic Imine–BF3 Complexes: A Modular Route to Functionalized Azacycles

K Bhatt, A Adili, AH Tran, KM Elmallah… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Alkyl radicals generated via an acridine photocatalyzed decarboxylation reaction of
feedstock carboxylic acids engage with a range of cyclic imine–BF3 complexes to provide α …

Targeting peptides: the new generation of targeted drug delivery systems

B Todaro, E Ottalagana, S Luin, M Santi - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peptides can act as targeting molecules, analogously to oligonucleotide aptamers and
antibodies. They are particularly efficient in terms of production and stability in physiological …

Boron Chelates Derived from N-Acylhydrazones as Radical Acceptors: Photocatalyzed Coupling of Hydrazones with Carboxylic Acids

IA Dmitriev, VV Levin, AD Dilman - Organic Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Difluoroboryl complexes obtained from N-acyl hydrazones upon brief treatment with boron
trifluoride and allylic silane serve as efficient acceptors of alkyl radicals. The reaction of the …

Photoredox-catalyzed synthesis of α-amino acid amides by imine carbamoylation

L Cardinale, MOWS Schmotz, MO Konev… - Organic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
An operationally simple protocol for the photocatalytic carbamoylation of imines is reported.
Easily available, bench-stable 4-amido Hantzsch ester derivatives serve as precursors to …

Organophotoredox-Catalyzed Synthesis of Unnatural α/β Amino Acids and Peptides via Deaminative Three-Component Coupling

S Das, SA Rahaman, K Pradhan, R Jana - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, we disclose an expedient visible-light-mediated, organophotoredox-catalyzed
multicomponent synthesis of unnatural amino acids using a Katritzky salt, glyoxal …

Excited-state palladium-catalysed reductive alkylation of imines: scope and mechanism

R Kancherla, K Muralirajan, M Rueping - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Palladium catalysis induced by visible-light irradiation is a promising tool for promoting
unusual chemical transformations. We describe the development of excited-state palladium …