Hantzsch esters were often previously used as reductants in thermal catalytic hydrogenation
reactions. Over the last few decades, Hantzsch esters have proven to be a useful class of …

Since its introduction to organic synthesis in 1977 by Kagan, 1, 2 samarium (II) iodide (SmI2,
Kagan's reagent) has gained the status of one of the most versatile single-electron transfer …

Herein we report a chromium-catalyzed allylic defluorinative ketyl olefin coupling between
aldehydes and α-trifluoromethyl alkenes, which provides novel and efficient access to …

Catalytic transformation of alcohols via metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions is very
important, but it typically relies on a multistep procedure. We here report a dynamic kinetic …

Abstract Carbon–carbon (C–C) bonds form the backbone of many important molecules,
including polymers, dyes and pharmaceutical agents. The development of new methods to …

The mechanisms of most organic reactions are considered to proceed by two-electron
transfer pathways, even though both biology and radical chemistry rely extensively on one …

Concerted proton-coupled electron transfer is a key mechanism of substrate activation in
biological redox catalysis. However, its applications in organic synthesis remain largely …

Visible‐light‐mediated photoredox‐catalyzed aldimine–aniline and aldehyde–aniline
couplings have been realized. The reductive single electron transfer (SET) umpolung of …

Ketyl radical coupling reactions for the construction of diversely functionalized alcohols have
been continuously developed for many decades. Based on the recently widespread …

The development of new strategies and concepts towards the synthetic utilization of
carbonyl compounds is of pivotal relevance. Nevertheless, the generation of ketyl radicals …