Radical Replacement Process for Ligated Boryl Radical-Mediated Activation of Unactivated Alkyl Chlorides for C(sp3)–C(sp3) Bond Formation

CZ Fang, BB Zhang, YL Tu, Q Liu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ligated boryl radical (LBR) has emerged as a potent tool for activating alkyl halides in
radical transformations through halogen-atom transfer (XAT). However, unactivated alkyl …

Recent Advances in Combining Photo-and N-Heterocycle Nitrenium Catalysis

X Li, YL Tu, XY Chen - Synthesis, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
N-Heterocyclic nitreniums (NHNs) are isoelectronic and isostructural analogues of N-
heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). Unlike NHCs, NHNs are much less developed. While a …

Photocatalytic hydrotrichloromethylation of unactivated alkenes with chloroform

D Gong, C Gao, Q Li, Y Li, L Zhao… - Organic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Trichloromethyl compounds are essential constituents in synthetic and medicinal chemistry.
Hydrotrichloromethylation of alkenes represents the most straightforward approach for …

N-Heterocyclic nitrenium catalyzed photosynthesis of 3, 3-disubstituted oxindoles from α-chloroanilides

KQ Chen, J Zhang, Q Liu, XY Chen - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The radical cascade reaction of α-halogenated anilides represents an efficient approach for
synthesizing 3, 3-oxindoles. However, most methods have focused on α-bromoanilides, with …

Photoinduced N-heterocyclic nitrenium-catalyzed single electron reduction of Se–Se bond for the generation of nucleophilic selenolates

CS Zhang, KQ Chen, L Zhou, ZS Yang… - Organic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of diselenides and alkyl halides in reductive conditions represents a potent
approach for synthesizing diverse un-symmetrical selenides. Nonetheless, current methods …

Organocatalyzed iodine-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization via photoinduced charge transfer complex catalysis

X Li, B Zhang, Z Wang, X Chen - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Photoredox-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) is an effective
approach to synthesize polymers with defined composition and architecture. Current …