Late-stage C–H functionalization offers new opportunities in drug discovery

L Guillemard, N Kaplaneris, L Ackermann… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Over the past decade, the landscape of molecular synthesis has gained major impetus by
the introduction of late-stage functionalization (LSF) methodologies. C–H functionalization …

Photochemical and electrochemical applications of proton-coupled electron transfer in organic synthesis

PRD Murray, JH Cox, ND Chiappini, CB Roos… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present here a review of the photochemical and electrochemical applications of multi-
site proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-PCET) in organic synthesis. MS-PCETs are redox …

Metalla-electrocatalyzed C–H activation by earth-abundant 3d metals and beyond

L Ackermann - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus To improve the efficacy of molecular syntheses, researchers wish to capitalize
upon the selective modification of otherwise inert C–H bonds. The past two decades have …

3d transition metals for C–H activation

P Gandeepan, T Müller, D Zell, G Cera… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
C–H activation has surfaced as an increasingly powerful tool for molecular sciences, with
notable applications to material sciences, crop protection, drug discovery, and …

Electrocatalytic C–H Activation

N Sauermann, TH Meyer, Y Qiu, L Ackermann - Acs Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
C–H activation has emerged as a transformative tool in molecular synthesis, but until
recently oxidative C–H activations have largely involved the use of stoichiometric amounts of …

[HTML][HTML] Electrochemical generation of nitrogen-centered radicals for organic synthesis

N Chen, HC Xu - Green Synthesis and Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a resurgence of interests in organic electrochemistry, which is generally accepted
as a green synthetic tool. In this context, many electrochemical methods have been …

Electrophotocatalytic undirected C− H trifluoromethylations of (het) arenes

Y Qiu, A Scheremetjew, LH Finger… - … –A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electrophotochemistry has enabled arene C− H trifluoromethylation with the Langlois
reagent CF3SO2Na under mild reaction conditions. The merger of electrosynthesis and …

Insertion of ammonia into alkenes to build aromatic N-heterocycles

S Liu, X Cheng - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Ammonia is one of the most abundant and simple nitrogen sources with decent stability and
reactivity. Direct insertion of ammonia into a carbon skeleton is an ideal approach to building …

Recent advances in electrochemical synthesis of diversely functionalized oxindole derivatives

X Zhou, J Wu, Y Zhao - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Functionalized oxindole derivatives are widely present in numerous drug-like molecules and
natural products. A green and efficient protocol to access diversely functionalized oxindoles …

Iridium‐Catalyzed Electrooxidative C− H Activation by Chemoselective Redox‐Catalyst Cooperation

Y Qiu, M Stangier, TH Meyer, JCA Oliveira… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Iridium‐catalyzed electrochemical C− H activation was accomplished within a cooperative
catalysis manifold, setting the stage for electrooxidative C− H alkenylations through weak O …