Aryne Chemistry: Generation Methods and Reactions Incorporating Multiple Arynes

N Kim, M Choi, SE Suh, DM Chenoweth - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Arynes hold significance for the efficient fusion of (hetero) arenes with diverse substrates,
advancing the construction of complex molecular frameworks. Employing multiple …

Transition Metal‐Free Synthesis of Carbamates Using CO2 as the Carbon Source

W Schilling, S Das - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of carbon dioxide as a C1 synthon is highly attractive for the synthesis of valuable
chemicals. However, activation of CO2 is highly challenging, owing to its thermodynamic …

KOtBu: A Privileged Reagent for Electron Transfer Reactions?

JP Barham, G Coulthard, KJ Emery… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Many recent studies have used KO t Bu in organic reactions that involve single electron
transfer; in the literature, the electron transfer is proposed to occur either directly from the …

Synthesis of arynes via formal dehydrogenation of arenes

RA Roberts, BE Metze, A Nilova… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Arynes offer immense potential for diversification of benzenoid rings, which occur in
pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and liquid crystals. However, accessing these high-energy …

Transition-metal-free C–C, C–O, and C–N cross-couplings enabled by light

W Liu, J Li, P Querard, CJ Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-couplings to construct C–C, C–O, and C–N bonds have
revolutionized chemical science. Despite great achievements, these metal catalysts also …

Recent Advances in Carbon‐Nitrogen/Carbon‐Oxygen Bond Formation Under Transition‐Metal‐Free Conditions

R Zhang, CY Song, Z Sui, Y Yuan, YC Gu… - The Chemical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon‐heteroatom bond formation under transition‐metal free conditions provides a
powerful synthetic alternative for the efficient synthesis of valuable molecules. In particular …

A Selective C− H deprotonation strategy to access functionalized arynes by using hypervalent iodine

SK Sundalam, A Nilova, TL Seidl… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Described here is an efficient method to access highly functionalized arynes from
unsymmetrical aryl (mesityl) iodonium tosylate salts. The iodonium salts are prepared in a …

3-sulfonyloxyaryl(mesityl)iodonium triflates as 1,2-benzdiyne precursors with activation via ortho-deprotonative elimination strategy

H Yuan, W Yin, J Hu, Y Li - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Benzyne has long captivated the attention of chemists and has gained numerous synthetic
achievements. Among typical benzyne generation methods, removal of two vicinal …

An efficient and chemoselective method to generate arynes

BE Metze, RA Roberts, A Nilova, DR Stuart - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Arynes hold immense potential as reactive intermediates in organic synthesis as they
engage in a diverse range of mechanistically distinct chemical reactions. However, the poor …

Recent advances in fluoride-free aryne generation from arene precursors

FIM Idiris, CR Jones - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Aryne chemistry has experienced a remarkable renaissance in recent years, with a
significant increase in the synthetic applications reported for these highly valuable reactive …