Carbenes are important intermediates in organic chemistry and have been widely applied in
various types of organic reactions, ranging from cycloaddition reactions and sigmatropic …

Photochemistry has recently attracted the interest of synthetic chemists to conduct photolysis
reactions of diazoalkanes. In this feature article, we provide a concise overview on this field …

The development of new sustainable reactions and protocols is essential to fulfill the
growing demands of every branch of organic chemistry for greener synthetic methodologies …

To date,[3+ 2] cycloadditions of diazo esters with alkynes or alkenes have been a robust tool
to generate pyrazoles and pyrazolines. However, methods capable of generating …

Considering the recent rapid advancement of synthetic technologies promoted by visible
light in the last 15 years, the use of photocatalysts has been rightfully justified based on the …

The activation and transformation of organic chemical bonds is a fundamental scientific
problem. In the past several decades, C–S bond cleavage for the construction of C–C and C …

Mild methods to cleave the carbon-oxygen (C− O) bond in alkyl ethers could simplify
chemical syntheses through the elaboration of these robust, readily available precursors …

A metal-free and unprecedented strategy has been established for the construction of S-
alkyl phosphorothioates through visible-light-driven four-component reactions of α …

Controlling the reactivity of carbene intermediates is a key parameter in the development of
selective carbene transfer reactions and is usually achieved by metal complexes via singlet …

A green and sustainable oxime ether formation method via the visible-light-promoted O–H
functionalization of oximes with diazo esters is described. The reaction occurs under very …