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 …

Metallaphotoredox: the merger of photoredox and transition metal catalysis

AY Chan, IB Perry, NB Bissonnette, BF Buksh… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The merger of photoredox catalysis with transition metal catalysis, termed
metallaphotoredox catalysis, has become a mainstay in synthetic methodology over the past …

Photoactive copper complexes: properties and applications

J Beaudelot, S Oger, S Perusko, TA Phan… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photocatalyzed and photosensitized chemical processes have seen growing interest
recently and have become among the most active areas of chemical research, notably due …

Chiral photocatalyst structures in asymmetric photochemical synthesis

MJ Genzink, JB Kidd, WB Swords, TP Yoon - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric catalysis is a major theme of research in contemporary synthetic organic
chemistry. The discovery of general strategies for highly enantioselective photochemical …

Generation of alkyl radicals: from the tyranny of tin to the photon democracy

S Crespi, M Fagnoni - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Alkyl radicals are key intermediates in organic synthesis. Their classic generation from alkyl
halides has a severe drawback due to the employment of toxic tin hydrides to the point that …

Photoinduced copper-catalysed asymmetric amidation via ligand cooperativity

C Chen, JC Peters, GC Fu - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The substitution of an alkyl electrophile by a nucleophile is a foundational reaction in
organic chemistry that enables the efficient and convergent synthesis of organic molecules …

Copper's rapid ascent in visible-light photoredox catalysis

A Hossain, A Bhattacharyya, O Reiser - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND The recent resurgence and dramatic evolution of visible-light photoredox
catalysis has led to a paradigm shift in organic synthesis that encompasses activation of …

Metal-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Transformations

M Yus, C Nájera, F Foubelo, JM Sansano - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enantioconvergent catalysis has expanded asymmetric synthesis to new methodologies
able to convert racemic compounds into a single enantiomer. This review covers recent …

Ligand development for copper-catalyzed enantioconvergent radical cross-coupling of racemic alkyl halides

XY Dong, ZL Li, QS Gu, XY Liu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The enantioconvergent cross-coupling of racemic alkyl halides represents a powerful tool for
the synthesis of enantioenriched molecules. In this regard, the first-row transition metal …

Potent reductants via electron-primed photoredox catalysis: unlocking aryl chlorides for radical coupling

NGW Cowper, CP Chernowsky… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We describe a new catalytic strategy to transcend the energetic limitations of visible light by
electrochemically priming a photocatalyst prior to excitation. This new catalytic system is …