Discovered as organometallic curiosities in the 1970s, carbene radicals have become a
staple in modern-day homogeneous catalysis. Carbene radicals exhibit nucleophilic radical …

Direct C–H bond functionalization catalyzed by non-precious transition metals is an
attractive strategy in synthetic chemistry. Compared with the precious metals rhodium …

A green and sustainable synthetic strategy for amide bond formation utilizing a visible light-
promoted nitrone formation/rearrangement cascade was developed. This method utilized …

Glycine is a nonessential amino acid that plays a vital role in various biological activities.
However, the conventional synthesis of glycine requires sophisticated procedures or toxic …

Uranyl cation, as an emerging photocatalyst, has been successfully applied to synthetic
chemistry in recent years and displayed remarkable catalytic ability under visible light …

A weakly coordinating tert-amide-directed straightforward method was developed for the
synthesis of azacoumestans using the corresponding azaheterocycle derivatives and …

We report that (TMP) Ru (NH3) 2 (TMP= tetramesitylporphryin) is a molecular catalyst for
oxidation of ammonia to dinitrogen. An aryloxy radical, tri-tert-butylphenoxyl (ArO·), abstracts …

A Rh (II)-catalyzed simple and efficient synthesis of N-arylated 2-pyridone derivatives is
described using 2-oxypyridine and diazonaphthoquinone as coupling partners. The reaction …

An efficient Ir (III)-catalyzed straightforward intermolecular N-arylation of acyclic aliphatic
amides has been achieved using quinone diazide as a coupling partner. The reaction has …

The diazo quinone or quinone diazide class of compounds has been extensively utilised to
introduce phenol/naphthol moieties into hydrocarbons or nitrogen-containing heterocycles …