Bidentate directing groups: an efficient tool in C–H bond functionalization chemistry for the expedient construction of C–C bonds

S Rej, Y Ano, N Chatani - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
During the past decades, synthetic organic chemistry discovered that directing group
assisted C–H activation is a key tool for the expedient and siteselective construction of C–C …

Comproportionation and disproportionation in nickel and copper complexes

CS Day, R Martin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Disproportionation and comproportionation reactions have become increasingly important
electron transfer events in organometallic chemistry and catalysis. The renewed interest in …

3d transition metals for C–H activation

P Gandeepan, T Müller, D Zell, G Cera… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
C–H activation has surfaced as an increasingly powerful tool for molecular sciences, with
notable applications to material sciences, crop protection, drug discovery, and …

Enantioconvergent Cu-catalysed N-alkylation of aliphatic amines

JJ Chen, JH Fang, XY Du, JY Zhang, JQ Bian, FL Wang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Chiral amines are commonly used in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The
strong demand for unnatural chiral amines has driven the development of catalytic …

Synthesis of Sulfilimines Enabled by Copper-Catalyzed S-Arylation of Sulfenamides

Q Liang, LA Wells, K Han, S Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, an unprecedented synthetic route to sulfilimines via a copper-catalyzed Chan–Lam-
type coupling of sulfenamides is presented. A key to success in this novel transformation is …

Enzymatic Primary Amination of Benzylic and Allylic C(sp3)–H Bonds

ZJ Jia, S Gao, FH Arnold - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic primary amines are prevalent in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and functional
materials. While a plethora of processes are reported for their synthesis, methods that …

Characterization and Reactivity of Copper (II) and Copper (III) σ-Aryl Intermediates in Aminoquinoline-Directed C–H Functionalization

IM Blythe, J Xu, JS Fernandez Odell… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, numerous reports have focused on the development and applications
of Cu-mediated C–H functionalization reactions; however, to date, little is known about the …

Nickel-catalyzed regio-and enantioselective hydroamination of unactivated alkenes using carbonyl directing groups

C Lee, HJ Kang, H Seo, S Hong - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The asymmetric addition of an N–H bond to various alkenes via a direct catalytic method is a
powerful way of synthesizing value-added chiral amines. Therefore, the enantio-and …

NiH-catalyzed proximal-selective hydroamination of unactivated alkenes

J Jeon, C Lee, H Seo, S Hong - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reported herein is a modular, NiH-catalyzed system capable of proximal-selective
hydroamination of unactivated alkenes with diverse amine sources. The key to the …

[HTML][HTML] Late-stage modification of bioactive compounds: Improving druggability through efficient molecular editing

T Huo, X Zhao, Z Cheng, J Wei, M Zhu, X Dou… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Synthetic chemistry plays an indispensable role in drug discovery, contributing to hit
compounds identification, lead compounds optimization, candidate drugs preparation, and …