Energy transfer photocatalysis: exciting modes of reactivity

S Dutta, JE Erchinger, F Strieth-Kalthoff… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Excited (triplet) states offer a myriad of attractive synthetic pathways, including
cycloadditions, selective homolytic bond cleavages and strain-release chemistry …

Modular assembly of arenes, ethylene and heteroarenes for the synthesis of 1, 2-arylheteroaryl ethanes

T Liu, T Li, ZY Tea, C Wang, T Shen, Z Lei, X Chen… - Nature Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The 1, 2-arylheteroaryl ethane motif stands as a privileged scaffold with promising
implications in drug discovery. Conventional de novo syntheses of these molecules have …

General electron–donor–acceptor complex mediated thioesterification reaction via site-selective C–H functionalization using aryl sulfonium Salts

RI Patel, B Saxena, A Sharma - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Contemporary methods for synthesizing thioesters often necessitate expensive catalysts and
harsh conditions, making their synthesis from chemical feedstocks challenging. Herein, we …

Photochemical Synthesis of Thioesters from Aryl Halides and Carboxylic Acids

S Wu, P Melchiorre - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thioesters are important in synthesis, materials science, and biology, and their preparation
traditionally relies on the use of disagreeable thiols. Here, we report a thiol‐free protocol that …

Direct conversion of carboxylic acids to free thiols via radical relay acridine photocatalysis enabled by N–O bond cleavage

DL Lipilin, MO Zubkov, MD Kosobokov… - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Carboxylic acids and thiols are basic chemical compounds with diverse utility and
widespread reactivity. However, the direct conversion of unprotected acids to thiols is …

Photocatalytic Phosphine-Mediated Thioesterification of Carboxylic Acids with Disulfides

J Su, A Chen, G Zhang, Z Jiang, J Zhao - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, a practical and effective synthesis of thioesters from readily available carboxylic
acids and odorless disulfides was developed under photocatalytic conditions. This approach …

Nickel‐Catalyzed Highly Selective Radical C‐C Coupling from Carboxylic Acids with Photoredox Catalysis

B Ling, S Yao, S Ouyang, H Bai, X Zhai… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The selective coupling of two different radicals is a long‐standing challenge due to the
process occurring statistically. Generally, the cross‐coupling selectivity is achieved by the …

Carbene-catalyzed chirality-controlled site-selective acylation of saccharides

YG Liu, Z Zhong, Y Tang, H Wang… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Acylation stands as a fundamental process in both biological pathways and synthetic
chemical reactions, with acylated saccharides and their derivatives holding diverse …

Regio-and diastereoselective synthesis of cyclobutylated phenothiazines via [2+ 2] photocycloaddition: demonstrating wavelength-gated cycloreversion inside live …

S Sharangi, B Chakraborty, RK Jha, S Mandal… - Chemical …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we unveiled a regio-and diastereoselective synthesis of cyclobutylated
phenothiazines, a unique class of structural congeners of phenothiazines via visible-light …

PIII/PV═O Redox Catalysis Mediated Thioesterification of Carboxylic Acids with Disulfides under Air Conditions

G Sun, YF Zhao, YH Yu, X Wen, H Yuan… - The Journal of …, 2025 - ACS Publications
An efficient organophosphorus-catalyzed thiocarbonylation reaction of disulfides with
carboxylic acids under air conditions was described. Various functional groups on carboxylic …