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 …

Photocatalysis in the life science industry

L Candish, KD Collins, GC Cook, JJ Douglas… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the pursuit of new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, chemists in the life science
industry require access to mild and robust synthetic methodologies to systematically modify …

General access to cubanes as benzene bioisosteres

MP Wiesenfeldt, JA Rossi-Ashton, IB Perry, J Diesel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The replacement of benzene rings with sp 3-hybridized bioisosteres in drug candidates
generally improves pharmacokinetic properties while retaining biological activity,,,–. Rigid …

Visible light photocatalysis in the late-stage functionalization of pharmaceutically relevant compounds

R Cannalire, S Pelliccia, L Sancineto… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The late stage functionalization (LSF) of complex biorelevant compounds is a powerful tool
to speed up the identification of structure–activity relationships (SARs) and to optimize …

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 …

Single Electron Transfer-Induced Redox Processes Involving N-(Acyloxy)phthalimides

SK Parida, T Mandal, S Das, SK Hota, S De Sarkar… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The past decade has witnessed the emergence of N-(acyloxy) phthalimides (NHPI esters)
and its derivatives at the forefront of synthetic methods facilitating the construction of diverse …

Nontraditional Fragment Couplings of Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids: C(sp3)–C(sp3) Cross-Coupling via Radical Sorting

HA Sakai, DWC MacMillan - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alcohols and carboxylic acids are among the most commercially abundant, synthetically
versatile, and operationally convenient functional groups in organic chemistry. Under visible …