Recent applications of homogeneous catalysis in electrochemical organic synthesis

X Cheng, A Lei, TS Mei, HC Xu, K Xu… - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Although the combination of electrochemistry and homogeneous catalysis has proven to be
a powerful strategy for achieving a diverse array of novel transformations, some challenges …

Photoactive copper complexes: properties and applications

J Beaudelot, S Oger, S Perusko, TA Phan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalyzed and photosensitized chemical processes have seen growing interest
recently and have become among the most active areas of chemical research, notably due …

Photons or electrons? A critical comparison of electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis for organic synthesis

NES Tay, D Lehnherr, T Rovis - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Redox processes are at the heart of synthetic methods that rely on either electrochemistry or
photoredox catalysis, but how do electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis compare? Both …

Visible-light photocatalytic di- and hydro-carboxylation of unactivated alkenes with CO2

L Song, W Wang, JP Yue, YX Jiang, MK Wei… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
High value utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) has attracted worldwide attention for decades.
Catalytic carboxylation of alkenes with CO2 to synthesize valuable carboxylic acids and …

Strategies to generate nitrogen-centered radicals that may rely on photoredox catalysis: development in reaction methodology and applications in organic synthesis

K Kwon, RT Simons, M Nandakumar… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
For more than 70 years, nitrogen-centered radicals have been recognized as potent
synthetic intermediates. This review is a survey designed for use by chemists engaged in …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in visible light-activated radical coupling reactions triggered by (i) ruthenium,(ii) iridium and (iii) organic photoredox agents

JD Bell, JA Murphy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoredox chemistry with organic or transition metal agents has been reviewed in earlier
years, but such is the pace of progress that we will overlap very little with earlier …

Photoredox-catalyzed C–H functionalization reactions

N Holmberg-Douglas, DA Nicewicz - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The fields of C–H functionalization and photoredox catalysis have garnered enormous
interest and utility in the past several decades. Many different scientific disciplines have …

Dearomative ring expansion of thiophenes by bicyclobutane insertion

H Wang, H Shao, A Das, S Dutta, HT Chan, C Daniliuc… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Skeletal ring enlargement is gaining renewed interest in synthetic chemistry and has
recently focused on insertion of one or two atoms. Strategies for heterocyclic expansion …

Photoredox-active Cr (0) luminophores featuring photophysical properties competitive with Ru (II) and Os (II) complexes

N Sinha, C Wegeberg, D Häussinger, A Prescimone… - Nature Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Coordination complexes of precious metals with the d6 valence electron configuration such
as Ru (II), Os (II) and Ir (III) are used for lighting applications, solar energy conversion and …

New redox strategies in organic synthesis by means of electrochemistry and photochemistry

J Liu, L Lu, D Wood, S Lin - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
As the breadth of radical chemistry grows, new means to promote and regulate single-
electron redox activities play increasingly important roles in driving modern synthetic …