Visible light-induced transition metal catalysis

KPS Cheung, S Sarkar, V Gevorgyan - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, visible light-induced transition metal catalysis has emerged as a new
paradigm in organic photocatalysis, which has led to the discovery of unprecedented …

Iron photoredox catalysis–past, present, and future

LHM de Groot, A Ilic, J Schwarz… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoredox catalysis of organic reactions driven by iron has attracted substantial attention
throughout recent years, due to potential environmental and economic benefits. In this …

Ligand‐to‐metal charge transfer (LMCT) photochemistry at 3d‐metal complexes: an emerging tool for sustainable organic synthesis

F Juliá - ChemCatChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the rich photochemistry of 3d‐metal complexes, the utilization of excited‐state
reactivity of these compounds in organic synthesis has been historically overlooked. The …

Photocatalytic hydrofluoroalkylation of alkenes with carboxylic acids

KJ Bian, YC Lu, D Nemoto Jr, SC Kao, X Chen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Incorporation of fluoroalkyl motifs in pharmaceuticals can enhance the therapeutic profiles of
the parent molecules. The hydrofluoroalkylation of alkenes has emerged as a promising …

Direct decarboxylative Giese reactions

DM Kitcatt, S Nicolle, AL Lee - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The quest to find milder and more sustainable methods to generate highly reactive, carbon-
centred intermediates has led to a resurgence of interest in radical chemistry. In particular …

A unified approach to decarboxylative halogenation of (hetero) aryl carboxylic acids

TQ Chen, PS Pedersen, NW Dow… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Aryl halides are a fundamental motif in synthetic chemistry, playing a critical role in metal-
mediated cross-coupling reactions and serving as important scaffolds in drug discovery …

Photochemical diazidation of alkenes enabled by ligand-to-metal charge transfer and radical ligand transfer

KJ Bian, SC Kao, D Nemoto Jr, XW Chen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Vicinal diamines are privileged synthetic motifs in chemistry due to their prevalence and
powerful applications in bioactive molecules, pharmaceuticals, and ligand design for …

The great strides of iron photosensitizers for contemporary organic photoredox catalysis: On our way to the holy grail?

F Glaser, A Aydogan, B Elias… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The scarcity of 2 nd and 3 rd row transition metals such as ruthenium, iridium, rhodium and
osmium, coupled with a global desire for sustainable chemistry has led to the resurgence of …

Radical decarboxylative carbometalation of benzoic acids: a solution to aromatic decarboxylative fluorination

P Xu, P López-Rojas, T Ritter - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Abundant aromatic carboxylic acids exist in great structural diversity from nature and
synthesis. To date, the synthetically valuable decarboxylative functionalization of benzoic …

Iron photocatalysis via Brønsted acid-unlocked ligand-to-metal charge transfer

X Jiang, Y Lan, Y Hao, K Jiang, J He, J Zhu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Reforming sustainable 3d-metal-based visible light catalytic platforms for inert bulk chemical
activation is highly desirable. Herein, we demonstrate the use of a Brønsted acid to unlock …