Electrocatalysis as an enabling technology for organic synthesis

LFT Novaes, J Liu, Y Shen, L Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemistry has recently gained increased attention as a versatile strategy for
achieving challenging transformations at the forefront of synthetic organic chemistry …

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 …

C–H activation: toward sustainability and applications

T Dalton, T Faber, F Glorius - ACS Central Science, 2021 - ACS Publications
Since the definition of the “12 Principles of Green Chemistry” more than 20 years ago,
chemists have become increasingly mindful of the need to conserve natural resources and …

Radical C(sp3)–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions

DL Golden, SE Suh, SS Stahl - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
C–H functionalization reactions are playing an increasing role in the preparation and
modification of complex organic molecules, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and …

Electronic control over site-selectivity in hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) based C (sp 3)–H functionalization promoted by electrophilic reagents

M Galeotti, M Salamone, M Bietti - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The direct functionalization of C (sp3)–H bonds represents one of the most investigated
approaches to develop new synthetic methodology. Among the available strategies for …

Mechanistic insights enable divergent product selectivity in catalyst-controlled photooxidative degradation of polystyrene

S Oh, EE Stache - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polystyrene upcycling to valuable commodity feedstocks is essential for reducing plastic
waste. Photooxidative degradation has emerged as a method for converting polystyrene to …

Installing the “magic methyl”–C–H methylation in synthesis

D Aynetdinova, MC Callens, HB Hicks… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective and efficient C–H methylation of sp2 and sp3 carbon centres has become a
powerful transformation in the synthetic toolbox. Due to the potential for profound changes to …

General method for enantioselective three-component carboarylation of alkenes enabled by visible-light dual photoredox/nickel catalysis

L Guo, M Yuan, Y Zhang, F Wang, S Zhu… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A visible-light-promoted photoredox/nickel protocol for the enantioselective three-
component carboarylation of alkenes with tertiary and secondary alkyltrifluoroborates and …

The interplay of polar effects in controlling the selectivity of radical reactions

A Ruffoni, RC Mykura, M Bietti, D Leonori - Nature Synthesis, 2022 - nature.com
Radical reactivity is a powerful tool for molecular construction that often provides bond-
forming strategies and retrosynthetic disconnections complementary to those available …

Rational design of bioinspired catalysts for selective oxidations

L Vicens, G Olivo, M Costas - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Recognizing Nature's unique ability to perform challenging oxygenation reactions with
exquisite selectivity parameters at iron-dependent oxygenases, chemists have long sought …