Transition-metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation for the formation of C–C bonds in complex molecules

JH Docherty, TM Lister, G Mcarthur, MT Findlay… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Site-predictable and chemoselective C–H bond functionalization reactions offer synthetically
powerful strategies for the step-economic diversification of both feedstock and fine …

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed, Coordination-Assisted Functionalization of Nonactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds

B Liu, AM Romine, CZ Rubel, KM Engle… - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal-catalyzed, coordination-assisted C (sp3)–H functionalization has
revolutionized synthetic planning over the past few decades as the use of these directing …

Advancing the logic of chemical synthesis: C− H activation as strategic and tactical disconnections for C− C bond construction

NYS Lam, K Wu, JQ Yu - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The design of synthetic routes by retrosynthetic logic is decisively influenced by the
transformations available. Transition‐metal‐catalyzed C− H activation has emerged as a …

Palladium-catalyzed transformations of alkyl C–H bonds

J He, M Wasa, KSL Chan, Q Shao, JQ Yu - Chemical Reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Review summarizes the advancements in Pd-catalyzed C (sp3)–H activation via
various redox manifolds, including Pd (0)/Pd (II), Pd (II)/Pd (IV), and Pd (II)/Pd (0). While few …

Complementary Strategies for Directed C(sp3)−H Functionalization: A Comparison of Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Activation, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, and Carbene …

JCK Chu, T Rovis - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The functionalization of C (sp3)− H bonds streamlines chemical synthesis by allowing the
use of simple molecules and providing novel synthetic disconnections. Intensive recent …

Cross-coupling and related reactions: connecting past success to the development of new reactions for the future

LC Campeau, N Hazari - Organometallics, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cross-coupling reactions, which were discovered almost 50 years ago, are widely used in
both industry and academia. Even though cross-coupling reactions now represent mature …

Installing the “magic methyl”–C–H methylation in synthesis

D Aynetdinova, MC Callens, HB Hicks… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective and efficient C–H methylation of sp2 and sp3 carbon centres has become a
powerful transformation in the synthetic toolbox. Due to the potential for profound changes to …

Transition metal-catalyzed C–H bond functionalizations by the use of diverse directing groups

Z Chen, B Wang, J Zhang, W Yu, Z Liu… - Organic Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Transition metal-catalyzed direct functionalization of C–H bonds is one of the key emerging
strategies that is currently attracting tremendous attention with the aim to provide alternative …

Catalyst-controlled site-selective methylene C–H lactonization of dicarboxylic acids

HSS Chan, JM Yang, JQ Yu - Science, 2022 - science.org
Catalyst-controlled site-selective activation of β-and γ-methylene carbon-hydrogen (C–H)
bonds of free carboxylic acids is a long-standing challenge. Here we show that, with a pair of …

A simple and versatile amide directing group for C− H functionalizations

RY Zhu, ME Farmer, YQ Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving selective C− H activation at a single and strategic site in the presence of multiple
C− H bonds can provide a powerful and generally useful retrosynthetic disconnection. In this …