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 …

Transition metal catalysis controlled by hydrogen bonding in the second coordination sphere

JNH Reek, B de Bruin, S Pullen, TJ Mooibroek… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transition metal catalysis is of utmost importance for the development of sustainable
processes in academia and industry. The activity and selectivity of metal complexes are …

Asymmetric intermolecular allylic C–H amination of alkenes with aliphatic amines

K Pak Shing Cheung, J Fang, K Mukherjee… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Aliphatic allylic amines are found in a great variety of complex and biorelevant molecules.
The direct allylic C–H amination of alkenes serves as the most straightforward method …

Merging of Light/Dark Palladium Catalytic Cycles Enables Multicomponent Tandem Alkyl Heck/Tsuji–Trost Homologative Amination Reaction toward Allylic Amines

N Kvasovs, J Fang, F Kliuev… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A visible light-induced palladium-catalyzed homologative three-component synthesis of
allylic amines has been developed. This protocol proceeds via a unique mechanism …

Stereodivergent Synthesis of Allenes with α, β‐Adjacent Central Chiralities Empowered by Synergistic Pd/Cu Catalysis

L Zhao, Y Luo, J Xiao, X Huo, S Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The stereodivergent synthesis of allene compounds bearing α, β‐adjacent central chiralities
has been realized via the Pd/Cu‐catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric alkylation of racemic …

General regio-and diastereoselective allylic C–H oxygenation of internal alkenes

K Yamada, KPS Cheung… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Branched allylic esters and carboxylates are fundamental motifs prevalent in natural
products and drug molecules. The direct allylic C–H oxygenation of internal alkenes …

Desymmetrization of Geminal Difluoromethylenes using a Palladium/Copper/Lithium Ternary System for the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Fluorinated Amino Acids

Y Luo, Y Ma, G Li, X Huo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorinated amino acids and related peptides/proteins have been found widespread
applications in pharmaceutical and agricultural compounds. However, strategies for …

Pd/IPrBIDEA-Catalyzed Hydrodefluorination of gem-Difluorocyclopropanes: Regioselective Synthesis of Terminal Fluoroalkenes

H Qian, ZP Cheng, Y Luo, L Lv, S Chen… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Developing new strategies to enable chemo-and regioselective reductions is an important
topic in chemical research. Herein, an efficient and regioselective Pd/IPrBIDEA-catalyzed …

Ternary catalysis enabled three-component asymmetric allylic alkylation as a concise track to chiral α, α-disubstituted ketones

Z Kang, W Chang, X Tian, X Fu, W Zhao… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Multicomponent reactions that involve interception of onium ylides through Aldol, Mannich,
and Michael addition with corresponding bench-stable acceptors have demonstrated broad …

Chiral, air stable, and reliable Pd (0) precatalysts applicable to asymmetric allylic alkylation chemistry

J Huang, T Keenan, F Richard, J Lu, SE Jenny… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stereoselective carbon-carbon bond formation via palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic
alkylation is a crucial strategy to access chiral natural products and active pharmaceutical …