Photocatalytic late-stage C–H functionalization

P Bellotti, HM Huang, T Faber, F Glorius - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of modern photocatalysis, characterized by mildness and selectivity, has
significantly spurred innovative late-stage C–H functionalization approaches that make use …

Supramolecular coordination cages for artificial photosynthesis and synthetic photocatalysis

R Ham, CJ Nielsen, S Pullen, JNH Reek - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Because sunlight is the most abundant energy source on earth, it has huge potential for
practical applications ranging from sustainable energy supply to light driven chemistry. From …

Nitrogen-Centered Radicals in Functionalization of sp2 Systems: Generation, Reactivity, and Applications in Synthesis

C Pratley, S Fenner, JA Murphy - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of nitrogen-centered radicals (NCRs) has plentiful applications in organic
synthesis, and they continue to expand as our understanding of these reactive species …

Enantioselective radical reactions using chiral catalysts

S Mondal, F Dumur, D Gigmes, MP Sibi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Benefiting from the impressive increase in fundamental knowledge, the last 20 years have
shown a continuous burst of new ideas and consequently a plethora of new catalytic …

Recent advances in the electrochemical generation of 1, 3-dicarbonyl radicals from C–H bonds

Q Wan, Z Zhang, ZW Hou, L Wang - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemistry, which employs electrons as reagents and avoids the use of traditional
redox reagents, becomes a powerful tool in oxidative dehydrogenation cross-coupling …

Photocatalyzed [2σ+ 2σ] and [2σ+ 2π] Cycloadditions for the Synthesis of Bicyclo [3.1. 1] heptanes and 5-or 6-Membered Carbocycles

TVT Nguyen, A Bossonnet, MD Wodrich… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the use of photocatalysis for the homolytic ring-opening of carbonyl
cyclopropanes. In contrast to previous studies, our approach does not require a metal …

Endogenous photosensitizers in human skin

EL Bastos, FH Quina, MS Baptista - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Endogenous photosensitizers play a critical role in both beneficial and harmful light-induced
transformations in biological systems. Understanding their mode of action is essential for …

Aroyl fluorides as bifunctional reagents for dearomatizing fluoroaroylation of benzofurans

X Yu, QY Meng, CG Daniliuc… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The 2, 3-dihydrobenzofuran scaffold is widely found in natural products and biologically
active compounds. Herein, dearomatizing 2, 3-fluoroaroylation of benzofurans with aroyl …

Local reaction environment in electrocatalysis

C Chen, H Jin, P Wang, X Sun, M Jaroniec… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Beyond conventional electrocatalyst engineering, recent studies have unveiled the
effectiveness of manipulating the local reaction environment in enhancing the performance …

Resurgence and advancement of photochemical hydrogen atom transfer processes in selective alkane functionalizations

L Chang, S Wang, Q An, L Liu, H Wang, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective functionalization of alkanes has long been recognized as a prominent
challenge and an arduous task in organic synthesis. Hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) …