Diboron (4) compounds: from structural curiosity to synthetic workhorse

EC Neeve, SJ Geier, IAI Mkhalid, SA Westcott… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although known for over 90 years, only in the past two decades has the chemistry of diboron
(4) compounds been extensively explored. Many interesting structural features and reaction …

C–H functionalization in the synthesis of amino acids and peptides

AFM Noisier, MA Brimble - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
In recent years, the pharmaceutical market has experienced a paradigm shift; as small
molecules had long been thought of as the ultimate therapeutics, the use of biologics …

Copper-mediated coupling reactions and their applications in natural products and designed biomolecules synthesis

G Evano, N Blanchard, M Toumi - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Natural product synthesis is a highly demanding field in constant need of efficient
transformations that allow either straightforward, scalable, and high-yielding preparation of …

Diamine ligands in copper-catalyzed reactions

DS Surry, SL Buchwald - Chemical science, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The utility of copper-mediated cross-coupling reactions has been significantly increased by
the development of mild reaction conditions and the ability to employ catalytic amounts of …

Organotrifluoroborates: protected boronic acids that expand the versatility of the Suzuki coupling reaction

GA Molander, N Ellis - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2007 - ACS Publications
Organotrifluoroborates represent an alternative to boronic acids, boronate esters, and
organoboranes for use in Suzuki− Miyaura and other transition-metal-catalyzed cross …

Potassium organotrifluoroborates: new perspectives in organic synthesis

S Darses, JP Genet - Chemical reviews, 2008 - ACS Publications
Organometallic reagents (RM) are of increasing importance not only for organometallic
chemists but also in organic chemistry and pharmaceutical synthesis and to access organic …

Copper-promoted carbon-heteroatom bond cross-coupling with boronic acids and derivatives

JX Qiao, PYS Lam - Synthesis, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
The discovery of the copper-promoted Chan-Lam coupling reaction with boronic acids more
than ten years ago has greatly advanced the carbon-heteroatom cross-coupling chemistry …

Organotrifluoroborates and monocoordinated palladium complexes as catalysts—a perfect combination for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling

GA Molander, B Canturk - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Monocoordinated palladium catalysts derived from sterically hindered, electron‐rich
phosphines or N‐heterocyclic carbenes have revolutionized the Suzuki–Miyaura coupling …

Progress and perspectives on directing group-assisted palladium-catalysed C–H functionalisation of amino acids and peptides

S Shabani, Y Wu, HG Ryan, CA Hutton - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide modifications can unlock a variety of compounds with structural diversity and
abundant biological activity. In nature, peptide modifications, such as functionalisation at the …

Transmetalation of unsaturated carbon nucleophiles from boron-containing species to the mid to late d-block metals of relevance to catalytic C− X coupling reactions …

DV Partyka - Chemical Reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Though often perceived as the simple metaphorical hybrid of synthetic inorganic and
organic chemistry, synthetic organometallic chemistry continues to vigorously differentiate …