Electron‐Rich Oxycarbenes: New Synthetic and Catalytic Applications beyond Group 6 Fischer Carbene Complexes

G Zhou, Z Guo, X Shen - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxycarbenes have emerged as useful intermediates in synthetic chemistry. Compared to the
widely studied oxycarbene metal complexes bearing Group 6 metals, the synthetic and …

Recent progress and perspectives in photo-induced organic reactions of acylsilanes

WP Hong, HN Lim, I Shin - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Acylsilanes have been utilized in various transformations for the synthesis of functionalized
organosilicon derivatives due to their importance in medicinal and materials science. This …

Synthesis of Cyclopropenols Enabled by Visible‐Light‐Induced Organocatalyzed [2+ 1] Cyclization

G Zhou, X Shen - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although the synthesis of common cyclopropenes has been well studied, the access to
cyclopropenols is rather limited. Herein, we report the first synthesis of α‐trifluoromethylated …

Visible-light-driven organic photochemical reactions in the absence of external photocatalysts

Y Wei, QQ Zhou, F Tan, LQ Lu, WJ Xiao - Synthesis, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Visible-light-driven organic photochemical reactions have attracted substantial attention
from the synthetic community. Typically, catalytic quantities of photosensitizers, such as …

Intramolecular photochemical [2+ 1]-cycloadditions of nucleophilic siloxy carbenes

A Bunyamin, C Hua, A Polyzos, DL Priebbenow - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible light induced singlet nucleophilic carbenes undergo rapid [2+ 1]-cycloaddition with
tethered olefins to afford unique bicyclo [3.1. 0] hexane and bicyclo [4.1. 0] heptane …

Photo click reaction of acylsilanes with indoles

C Stuckhardt, M Wissing… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐mediated coupling of acylsilanes with indoles is reported. This photo click reaction
occurs under mild conditions (415 nm) mostly in quantitative yield and provides stable …

Silicon‐Derived Singlet Nucleophilic Carbene Reagents in Organic Synthesis

DL Priebbenow - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Over fifty years ago, the 1, 2‐rearrangement of acylsilanes was first described by Adrian
Brook and co‐workers. This rearrangement (now termed the Brook rearrangement) yields …

Visible Light‐Mediated Cyclopropanation: Recent Progress

ZL Chen, Y Xie, J Xuan - European Journal of Organic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclopropanes are one of the most important strained rings existing in various
pharmaceutical products and secondary metabolites. They are also widely used in total …

Visible-light-induced silylation: an update

S Ghosh, D Lai, A Hajra - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Visible-light-driven functionalization of various organic systems has proved to be extremely
successful and reached an impressive level of sophistication as well as efficiency in the last …

Visible-Light-Induced In Situ Generation of Fischer-Type Copper Carbene Complexes from Acylsilanes and Its Application to Catalytic [4 + 1] Cycloaddition with …

T Takeuchi, T Aoyama, K Orihara, K Ishida… - Organic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A novel methodology for in situ generation of Fischer-type metal–carbene complexes was
developed. Photoirradiation to a mixture of an acylsilane and a cationic copper complex …