As two coexisting and fast-growing research fields in modern synthetic chemistry, the
merging of organocatalysis and C–H bond functionalization is well foreseeable, and the joint …

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The successful isolation and characterization of an N-heterocyclic carbene in 1991 opened
up a new class of organic compounds for investigation. From these beginnings as academic …

Developing strategies enabling the modification of underlying molecular frameworks
facilitates access to underexplored chemical spaces. Skeletal editing is an emerging …

Catalytic, stereoselective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions facilitate efficient
construction of many different heterocyclic compounds, such as the enantioenriched 5 …

The carbene and photocatalyst co-catalyzed radical coupling of acyl electrophile and a
radical precursor is emerging as attractive method for ketone synthesis. However, previous …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) belong to the popular family of organocatalysts used in a
wide range of reactions, including that for the synthesis of complex natural products and …

Catalytic reactions promoted by N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have exploded in
popularity since 2004 when several reports described new fundamental reactions that …

N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysis has emerged as a powerful strategy in organic
synthesis. In recent years a number of reviews have been published on NHC‐catalyzed …

The area of direct asymmetric functionalization of inert C–H bonds has attracted
considerable attention in recent years. To realize this type of challenging but promising …