Recent advances in three-component radical acylative difunctionalization of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds

J Sun, L Wang, G Zheng, Q Zhang - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The radical acylated difunctionalization of unsaturated carbon–carbon bonds, which
introduces acyl and other groups simultaneously, represents an attractive approach for the …

Radical NHC catalysis

K Liu, M Schwenzer, A Studer - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Radical/radical cross-coupling reactions represent an efficient and straightforward approach
for the construction of chemical bonds and accordingly have drawn increasing attention over …

Aryl radical-mediated N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis

Y Matsuki, N Ohnishi, Y Kakeno, S Takemoto… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
There have been significant advancements in radical reactions using organocatalysts in
modern organic synthesis. Recently, NHC-catalyzed radical reactions initiated by single …

Single-electron carbene catalysis in redox processes

AV Bay, KA Scheidt - Trends in chemistry, 2022 - cell.com
Inspired by the role of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in natural enzymatic processes,
chemists have harnessed the umpolung (polarity reversal) reactivity of these Lewis basic …

Light-Driven N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis Using Alkylborates

Y Sato, Y Goto, K Nakamura, Y Miyamoto… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Radical–radical coupling, the selective reaction between two different radical species, has
contributed to the methodology for connecting bulky units. Light-driven N-heterocyclic …

Carbene and photocatalyst-catalyzed decarboxylative radical coupling of carboxylic acids and acyl imidazoles to form ketones

SC Ren, X Yang, B Mondal, C Mou, W Tian… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The carbene and photocatalyst co-catalyzed radical coupling of acyl electrophile and a
radical precursor is emerging as attractive method for ketone synthesis. However, previous …

1,4-Alkylcarbonylation of 1,3-Enynes to Access Tetra-Substituted Allenyl Ketones via an NHC-Catalyzed Radical Relay

L Chen, C Lin, S Zhang, X Zhang, J Zhang, L Xing… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Reactions involving allenyl ion intermediates have been widely applied in the synthesis of
functionalized allenes, but reactions involving allenyl radicals have been less studied and …

Oxidative Radical NHC Catalysis: Divergent Difunctionalization of Olefins through Intermolecular Hydrogen Atom Transfer

QZ Li, YQ Liu, XX Kou, WL Zou, T Qi… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis, typically leading to the formation
of acyl azolium reactive intermediates, constitutes one of the most important activation …

Carbene‐Catalyzed Intermolecular Dehydrogenative Coupling of Aldehydes with C(sp3)−H Bonds

F Su, J Zou, X Lv, F Lu, Y Long, K Tang, B Li… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of catalyst‐controlled methods for direct functionalization of two distinct C−
H bonds represents an appealing approach for C− C formations in synthetic chemistry …

Organocatalytic C− H Functionalization of Simple Alkanes

F Su, F Lu, K Tang, X Lv, Z Luo, F Che… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The direct functionalization of inert C (sp3)‐H bonds to form carbon‐carbon and carbon‐
heteroatom bonds offers vast potential for chemical synthesis and therefore receives …