Recent developments in the use of boron, silicon, nitrogen and sulfur derivatives in single-
electron transfer reactions for the generation of alkyl radicals are described. Photoredox …

Organic dyes have emerged as a reliable class of photoredox catalysts. Their great
structural variety combined with the easy fine-tuning of their electronic properties has …

The reactivity of the sulfonyl group varies dramatically from nucleophilic sulfinates through
chemically robust sulfones to electrophilic sulfonyl halides—a feature that has been used …

The conversion of easily available trifluoromethylarenes through C–F bond activation
provides an attractive pathway for rapid access to difluorobenzylic substructures in …

A metal‐and catalyst‐free thiyl‐radical‐mediated activation of alkanes is described.
Tetrafluoropyridinyl disulfide is used to perform thiolation of the C− H bonds under …

Sulfinamides are some of the most centrally important four-valent sulfur compounds that
serve as critical entry points to an array of emergent medicinal functional groups, molecular …

The intermediate oxidation state of sulfoxides is central to the plethora of their applications in
chemistry and medicine, yet it presents challenges for an efficient synthetic access, limiting …

Alkyl radicals generated via an acridine photocatalyzed decarboxylation reaction of
feedstock carboxylic acids engage with a range of cyclic imine–BF3 complexes to provide α …

Dual catalytic systems involving photocatalytic activation and transition metal-catalyzed
steps have enabled innovative approaches to the construction of carbon–carbon and carbon …

Thiolation of carboxylic acids using a disulfide reagent having tetrafluoropyridinyl groups is
described. The light-mediated process is performed using an acridine-type photocatalyst …