NiH-catalyzed functionalization of remote and proximal olefins: new reactions and innovative strategies

Y Wang, Y He, S Zhu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Transition metal hydride catalyzed functionalization of remote and proximal
olefins has many advantages over conventional cross-coupling reactions. It avoids the …

Transition metal-catalyzed alkene isomerization as an enabling technology in tandem, sequential and domino processes

D Fiorito, S Scaringi, C Mazet - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
One-pot reactions elaborated around transition metal-catalyzed isomerization of alkenes not
only offer the inherent advantages of atom-, step-and redox-economy but also enable the …

Nickel and palladium catalysis: Stronger demand than ever

VM Chernyshev, VP Ananikov - Acs Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Key similarities and differences of Pd and Ni in catalytic systems are discussed. Overall, Ni
and Pd catalyze a vast number of similar C–C and C–heteroatom bond-forming reactions …

Diboron (4)‐catalyzed remote [3+ 2] cycloaddition of cyclopropanes via dearomative/rearomative radical transmission through pyridine

M Xu, Z Wang, Z Sun, Y Ouyang, Z Ding… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ring structures such as pyridine, cyclopentane or their combinations are important motifs in
bioactive molecules. In contrast to previous cycloaddition reactions that necessitated a …

Site-Selective Defluorinative sp3 C–H Alkylation of Secondary Amides

WJ Yue, CS Day, R Martin - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A site-selective defluorinative sp3 C–H alkylation of secondary amides that rapidly and
reliably incorporates gem-difluoroalkene motifs into previously unfunctionalized sp3 sites is …

Nickel-catalyzed remote asymmetric hydroalkylation of alkenyl ethers to access ethers of chiral dialkyl carbinols

JW Wang, Z Li, D Liu, JY Zhang, X Lu… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Site-and enantio-selective alkyl–alkyl bond formation is privileged in the retrosynthetic
analysis due to the universality of sp3-hybridized carbon atoms in organic molecules …

Nickel-catalyzed formation of quaternary carbon centers using tertiary alkyl electrophiles

W Xue, X Jia, X Wang, X Tao, Z Yin… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transformation of sterically hindered tertiary alkyl electrophiles under nickel-catalyzed
conditions to forge C (sp3)–C bonds and simultaneously create challenging all-carbon …

Ligand relay catalysis enables asymmetric migratory reductive acylation of olefins or alkyl halides

X Jiang, FT Sheng, Y Zhang, G Deng… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Design of ligands in transition-metal catalyzed reactions is challenging, especially in
asymmetric transformations. With each step in the catalytic cycle promoted by its privileged …

Nickel‐Catalyzed Switchable Site‐Selective Alkene Hydroalkylation by Temperature Regulation

JW Wang, DG Liu, Z Chang, Z Li, Y Fu… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regiodivergent alkene functionalization that produces either regioisomer starting from the
same raw materials is desirable. Herein, we report a nickel‐catalyzed switchable site …

Nickel/photoredox dual-catalyzed regiodivergent aminoalkylation of unactivated alkyl halides

W Wang, X Yan, F Ye, S Zheng, G Huang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A mild and regiodivergent aminoalkylation of unactivated alkyl halides is disclosed via a
dual photoredox/nickel catalysis. Bipyridyl-type ligands without an ortho-substituent control …