Electrochemical late-stage functionalization

Y Wang, S Dana, H Long, Y Xu, Y Li… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Late-stage functionalization (LSF) constitutes a powerful strategy for the assembly or
diversification of novel molecular entities with improved physicochemical or biological …

Photoinduced copper-catalyzed enantioselective coupling reactions

L Song, L Cai, L Gong… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper-catalyzed enantioselective coupling has been widely investigated, which allows
rapid construction of various chiral molecules. Despite important advances via polar and …

Metallaphotoredox-enabled aminocarboxylation of alkenes with CO2

JP Yue, JC Xu, HT Luo, XW Chen, HX Song, Y Deng… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
The conversion of CO2 to valuable chemicals is highly desirable for sustainable
development. Among the various methods available, the difunctionalizing carboxylation of …

Photoinduced copper-catalyzed late-stage azidoarylation of alkenes via arylthianthrenium salts

Y Cai, S Chatterjee, T Ritter - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The arylethylamine pharmacophore is conserved across a range of biologically active
natural products and pharmaceuticals, particularly in molecules that act on the central …

Electrophotocatalytic decoupled radical relay enables highly efficient and enantioselective benzylic C–H functionalization

W Fan, X Zhao, Y Deng, P Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric sp3 C–H functionalization has been demonstrated to substantially expedite
target molecule synthesis, spanning from feedstocks upgradation to late-stage modification …

Enantioselective radical trifluoromethylation of benzylic C–H bonds via cooperative photoredox and copper catalysis

P Xu, W Fan, P Chen, G Liu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The first enantioselective radical trifluoromethylation of benzylic C–H bonds has been
established by a cooperative photoredox and copper catalysis system, providing …

Strategies and Mechanisms of First-Row Transition Metal-Regulated Radical C–H Functionalization

X Wang, J He, YN Wang, Z Zhao, K Jiang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Radical C–H functionalization represents a useful means of streamlining synthetic routes by
avoiding substrate preactivation and allowing access to target molecules in fewer steps. The …

Photoinduced C(sp3)–H Functionalization of Glycine Derivatives: Preparation of Unnatural α-Amino Acids and Late-Stage Modification of Peptides

C Wang, R Qi, R Wang, Z Xu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Peptides are essential components of living systems and contribute to critical
biological processes, such as cell proliferation, immune defense, tumor formation, and …

Benzylic C–H esterification with limiting C–H substrate enabled by photochemical redox buffering of the Cu catalyst

DL Golden, C Zhang, SJ Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper-catalyzed radical-relay reactions provide a versatile strategy for selective C–H
functionalization; however, reactions with peroxide-based oxidants often require excess C …

Polar Heterobenzylic C(sp3)–H Chlorination Pathway Enabling Efficient Diversification of Aromatic Nitrogen Heterocycles

S Maity, MA Lopez, DM Bates, S Lin… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Site-selective radical reactions of benzylic C–H bonds are now highly effective methods for
C (sp3–H) functionalization and cross-coupling. The existing methods, however, are often …