Transition-metal-catalyzed C–H bond activation for the formation of C–C bonds in complex molecules

JH Docherty, TM Lister, G Mcarthur, MT Findlay… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Site-predictable and chemoselective C–H bond functionalization reactions offer synthetically
powerful strategies for the step-economic diversification of both feedstock and fine …

Recent advances in n-type and ambipolar organic semiconductors and their multi-functional applications

Y Zhang, Y Wang, C Gao, Z Ni, X Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic semiconductors have received broad attention and research interest due to their
unique integration of semiconducting properties with structural tunability, intrinsic flexibiltiy …

Geminal-atom catalysis for cross-coupling

X Hai, Y Zheng, Q Yu, N Guo, S Xi, X Zhao, S Mitchell… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have well-defined active sites, making them of potential
interest for organic synthesis,,–. However, the architecture of these mononuclear metal …

Reductive cross-coupling of unreactive electrophiles

X Pang, PF Su, XZ Shu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Transition-metal-catalyzed reductive coupling of electrophiles has emerged as
a powerful tool for the construction of molecules. While major achievements have been …

Cu-mediated Ullmann-type cross-coupling and industrial applications in route design, process development, and scale-up of pharmaceutical and agrochemical …

Q Yang, Y Zhao, D Ma - Organic Process Research & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cu-mediated Ullmann-type cross-coupling has experienced significant advances over the
last century since the seminal publication by Ullmann in 1901. These advances have …

Nickel Catalysis via SH2 Homolytic Substitution: The Double Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Aliphatic Acids

AV Tsymbal, LD Bizzini… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cross-coupling platforms are traditionally built around a sequence of closed-shell steps,
such as oxidative addition, transmetalation, and reductive elimination. Herein, we describe a …

Mechanism-based ligand design for copper-catalysed enantioconvergent C(sp3)–C(sp) cross-coupling of tertiary electrophiles with alkynes

FL Wang, CJ Yang, JR Liu, NY Yang, XY Dong… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
In contrast with the well-established enantioconvergent radical C (sp 3)–C cross-coupling of
racemic secondary alkyl electrophiles, the corresponding coupling of tertiary electrophiles to …

Nickel-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings: new opportunities for carbon–carbon bond formations through photochemistry and electrochemistry

L Yi, T Ji, KQ Chen, XY Chen, M Rueping - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Metal-catalyzed cross-electrophile couplings have become a valuable tool for carbon–
carbon bond formation. This minireview provides a comprehensive overview of the recent …

Pd metal catalysts for cross-couplings and related reactions in the 21st century: a critical review

A Biffis, P Centomo, A Del Zotto, M Zecca - Chemical Reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cross-couplings and related reactions are a class of highly efficient synthetic protocols that
are generally promoted by molecular Pd species as catalysts. However, catalysts based on …

Ligand development for copper-catalyzed enantioconvergent radical cross-coupling of racemic alkyl halides

XY Dong, ZL Li, QS Gu, XY Liu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The enantioconvergent cross-coupling of racemic alkyl halides represents a powerful tool for
the synthesis of enantioenriched molecules. In this regard, the first-row transition metal …