Late-stage C–H functionalization of azines

CM Josephitis, HMH Nguyen, A McNally - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Azines, such as pyridines, quinolines, pyrimidines, and pyridazines, are widespread
components of pharmaceuticals. Their occurrence derives from a suite of physiochemical …

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 …

N-Functionalized Pyridinium Salts: A New Chapter for Site-Selective Pyridine C–H Functionalization via Radical-Based Processes under Visible Light Irradiation

M Kim, Y Koo, S Hong - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The radical-mediated C–H functionalization of pyridines has attracted
considerable attention as a powerful tool in synthetic chemistry for the direct …

Desulfonylation via radical process: recent developments in organic synthesis

XQ Chu, D Ge, YY Cui, ZL Shen, CJ Li - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the “chemical chameleon”, sulfonyl-containing compounds and their variants have been
merged with various types of reactions for the efficient construction of diverse molecular …

A general organocatalytic system for electron donor–acceptor complex photoactivation and its use in radical processes

E de Pedro Beato, D Spinnato, W Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report herein a modular class of organic catalysts that, acting as donors, can readily form
photoactive electron donor–acceptor (EDA) complexes with a variety of radical precursors …

Recent advances in minisci‐type reactions

RSJ Proctor, RJ Phipps - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Reactions that involve the addition of carbon‐centered radicals to basic heteroarenes,
followed by formal hydrogen atom loss, have become widely known as Minisci‐type …

Organic synthesis provides opportunities to transform drug discovery

DC Blakemore, L Castro, I Churcher, DC Rees… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Despite decades of ground-breaking research in academia, organic synthesis is still a rate-
limiting factor in drug-discovery projects. Here we present some current challenges in …

Radical and ionic meta-C–H functionalization of pyridines, quinolines, and isoquinolines

H Cao, Q Cheng, A Studer - Science, 2022 - science.org
Carbon-hydrogen (C− H) functionalization of pyridines is a powerful tool for the rapid
construction and derivatization of many agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and materials …

Radicals: reactive intermediates with translational potential

M Yan, JC Lo, JT Edwards… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This Perspective illustrates the defining characteristics of free radical chemistry, beginning
with its rich and storied history. Studies from our laboratory are discussed along with recent …

Catalytic enantioselective Minisci-type addition to heteroarenes

RSJ Proctor, HJ Davis, RJ Phipps - Science, 2018 - science.org
Basic heteroarenes are a ubiquitous feature of pharmaceuticals and bioactive molecules,
and Minisci-type additions of radical nucleophiles are a leading method for their elaboration …