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 …

Late-stage C–H functionalization of azines

CM Josephitis, HMH Nguyen, A McNally - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Azines, such as pyridines, quinolines, pyrimidines, and pyridazines, are widespread
components of pharmaceuticals. Their occurrence derives from a suite of physiochemical …

Energy-transfer-induced [3+ 2] cycloadditions of N–N pyridinium ylides

W Lee, Y Koo, H Jung, S Chang, S Hong - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Photocycloaddition is a powerful reaction to enable the conversion of alkenes into high-
value synthetic materials that are normally difficult to obtain under thermal conditions …

Single-electron oxidation-initiated enantioselective hydrosulfonylation of olefins enabled by photoenzymatic catalysis

Q Shi, XW Kang, Z Liu, P Sakthivel… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Controlling the enantioselectivity of hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reactions has been a long-
standing synthetic challenge. While recent advances on photoenzymatic catalysis have …

Photoredox-catalysed amidyl radical insertion to bicyclo [1.1. 0] butanes

CC Chintawar, R Laskar, D Rana, F Schäfer… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Replacing planar aromatic rings in drug molecules with C (sp 3)-rich isosteric mimetics, such
as bicyclo [n. 1.1] alkanes, can significantly alter their physicochemical and pharmacokinetic …

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 …

Photochemical Alkene Trifluoromethylimination Enabled by Trifluoromethylsulfonylamide as a Bifunctional Reagent

Y Zheng, Z Liao, Z Xie, H Chen, K Chen, H Xiang… - Organic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we disclose a facile and versatile trifluoromethylimination of alkene with a rationally
designed N-(diphenylmethylene)-1, 1, 1-trifluoromethanesulfonamide as a bench-stable and …

Photocatalytic 1, 2-iminosulfonylation and remote 1, 6-iminosulfonylation of olefins

XL Luo, SS Li, YS Jiang, F Liu, SH Li, PJ Xia - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
A new class of iminosulfonylation reagents were developed and extensively used in the 1, 2-
iminosulfonylation of various olefins. Olefins containing bioactive molecules, such as …

Modular and Practical 1, 2‐Aryl (Alkenyl) Heteroatom Functionalization of Alkenes through Iron/Photoredox Dual Catalysis

W Zhang, T Liu, HT Ang, P Luo, Z Lei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Efficient methods for synthesizing 1, 2‐aryl (alkenyl) heteroatomic cores,
encompassing heteroatoms such as nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and halogens, are of …

Site‐Selective Pyridine C− H Alkylation with Alcohols and Thiols via Single‐Electron Transfer of Frustrated Lewis Pairs

CY Tan, M Kim, I Park, Y Kim, S Hong - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A unified strategy for the deoxygenative or desulfurative pyridylation of various alcohols and
thiols has been developed through a single‐electron transfer (SET) process of frustrated …