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 …

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 …

Radical Brook rearrangement: past, present, and future

Y Zhang, G Zhou, S Liu, X Shen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The Brook rearrangement has emerged as one of the most pivotal transformations in organic
chemistry, with broad applications spanning organic synthesis, drug design, and materials …

Photocatalytic Enantioselective Hydrosulfonylation of α, β‐Unsaturated Carbonyls with Sulfonyl Chlorides

S Cao, D Kim, W Lee, S Hong - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This research explores the enantioselective hydrosulfonylation of various α, β‐unsaturated
carbonyl compounds via the use of visible light and redox‐active chiral Ni‐catalysis …

Electrochemical Synthesis of gem‐Difluoro‐ and γ‐Fluoro‐Allyl Boronates and Silanes

M Aelterman, T Biremond, P Jubault… - … –A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The electrochemical synthesis of fluorinated allyl silanes and boronates was disclosed. The
addition of electrogenerated boryl or silyl radicals onto many α‐trifluoromethyl or α …

Aldehyde–Olefin Couplings Via Sulfoxylate-Mediated Oxidative Generation of Ketyl Radical Anions

Z Li, JA Tate, A Noble - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ketyl radicals are valuable reactive intermediates because they allow carbonyl chemistry to
be extended beyond traditional electrophilic reactivity through simple single-electron …

Visible-light-promoted defluorinated alkylation of trifluoromethyl alkenes initiated by radical [1, 2]-Brook rearrangement: facile synthesis of gem-difluoro homoallylic …

T Qin, C Xu, G Zhang, Q Zhang - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The gem-difluoroalkene framework is an important unit because of its presence in many
biologically active natural products. Herein, we report a visible-light-promoted radical [1, 2] …

Visible light-promoted defluorinative alkylation/arylation of α-trifluoromethyl alkenes with thianthrenium salts

Y Zhang, J Mao, Z Wang, L Tang, Z Fan - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, an operationally simple and mild protocol for defluorinative alkylation and arylation
between thianthrenium salts and α-trifluoromethyl alkene with visible light to afford gem …

Photoredox Enabled Defluorinative Benzylation of Trifluoromethyl Alkenes with Alkylarenes

Y Shi, J Nie, Z Wu, X Ji, H Huang - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a photoredox enabled defluorinative benzylation of trifluoromethyl alkenes
with readily available alkylarenes, which provides convenient access to a series of …

Polarity-Matched Initiation of Radical-Polar Crossover Reactions for the Synthesis of C-Allyl Glycosides with gem-Difluoroalkene Groups

H Zhu, Q Dang, Y Wang, D Niu - The Journal of Organic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, we disclose a general method for the assembly of C-allyl glycosides containing gem-
difluoroalkene groups via a radical-polar crossover strategy. Central to the success of this …