Visible light photocatalysis in the late-stage functionalization of pharmaceutically relevant compounds

R Cannalire, S Pelliccia, L Sancineto… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The late stage functionalization (LSF) of complex biorelevant compounds is a powerful tool
to speed up the identification of structure–activity relationships (SARs) and to optimize …

Phosphoranyl radical fragmentation reactions driven by photoredox catalysis

JA Rossi-Ashton, AK Clarke, WP Unsworth… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Photocatalytic generation of phosphoranyl radicals is fast emerging as an essential method
for the generation of diverse and valuable radicals, typically via deoxygenation or …

Cooperative NHC/Photoredox Catalyzed Ring‐Opening of Aryl Cyclopropanes to 1‐Aroyloxylated‐3‐Acylated Alkanes

Z Zuo, CG Daniliuc, A Studer - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclopropanes are an important class of building blocks in organic synthesis. Herein, a ring‐
opening/arylcarboxylation/acylation cascade reaction for the 1, 3‐difunctionalization of aryl …

Interrogating biological systems using visible-light-powered catalysis

KA Ryu, CM Kaszuba, NB Bissonnette… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Light-powered catalysis has found broad utility as a chemical transformation strategy, with
widespread impact on energy, environment, drug discovery and human health. A noteworthy …

Visible-Light Photoredox-Catalyzed Divergent 1, 2-Diacylation and Hydroacylation of Alkenes with Carboxylic Acid Anhydride

Y Zhou, L Zhao, M Hu, XH Duan, L Liu - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
A photoredox-catalyzed divergent 1, 2-dicarbonylation and hydroacylation of alkenes with
acid anhydride is presented. This approach offers a mild and efficient entry to 1, 4-dicarbonyl …

Unlocking the potential of β-fragmentation of aminophosphoranyl radicals for sulfonyl radical reactions

J Kim, M Kim, J Jeong, S Hong - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploiting β-scission in aminophosphoranyl radicals for radical-mediated transformations
has been a longstanding challenge. In this study, we investigated the untapped potential of …

Photoredox‐Catalyzed Deoxygenation of Hexafluoroacetone Hydrate Enables Hydroxypolyfluoroalkylation of Alkenes

ZZ Xie, Y Zheng, CP Yuan, JP Guan, ZP Ye… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An unprecedented photoredox‐catalyzed phosphine‐mediated deoxygenation of
hexafluoroacetone hydrate was established to accomplish the hydroxylpolyfluoroalkylation …

Nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative thioetherification of carboxylic acids with thiols

T Xu, X Zhou, X Xiao, Y Yuan, L Liu… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A nickel-catalyzed decarbonylative thioetherification of carboxylic acids with thiols was
developed. Under the reaction conditions, benzoic acids, cinnamic acids, and benzyl …

Cooperative NHC and Photoredox Catalysis for the Synthesis of 1, 4-Dicarbonyl Compounds via Diacylation of Alkenes

S Li, H Shu, S Wang, W Yang, F Tang, XX Li… - Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
An intermolecular 1, 2-diacylation of alkenes is disclosed via cooperative N-heterocyclic
carbene and photoredox catalysis under the mediation of PPh3 and Cs2CO3. This protocol …

Electrochemical reductive cross-coupling of acyl chlorides and sulfinic acids towards the synthesis of thioesters

J Xu, F Lu, L Sun, M Huang, J Jiang, K Wang… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The construction of C–S bonds is an important process in synthetic, medicinal and materials
chemistry. Thiols are usually employed as the starting materials to provide the S source …