Inner- and Outer-Sphere Cross-Coupling of High Fsp3 Fragments

S Kotesova, RA Shenvi - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Natural product research originates from a desire to explore, understand, and
perturb biological function with atomic precision. To reach these goals at all, let alone …

Visible‐Light‐Mediated Ring‐Opening Reactions of Cyclopropanes

ST Sivanandan, R Bharath Krishna… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the high reactivity of cyclopropanes, different methods have been developed for their
stereo‐and regio‐controlled ring‐opening reactions to achieve a variety of synthetically …

On the Origin of Rh-Catalyzed Selective Ring-Opening Amidation of Substituted Cyclopropanols to Access β2-Amino Ketones

M Lee, J Heo, D Kim, S Chang - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
β2-Amino carbonyls, an α-substituted β-amino scaffold, hold a prominent place in the
development of new pharmaceuticals and peptidomimetics. Herein, we report a highly …

Concise syntheses of GB22, GB13, and himgaline by cross-coupling and complete reduction

EM Landwehr, MA Baker, T Oguma, HE Burdge… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Neuroactive metabolites from the bark of Galbulimima belgraveana occur in variable
distributions among trees and are not easily accessible through chemical synthesis because …

Photocatalytic (3+ 2) dipolar cycloadditions of aziridines driven by visible-light

D Mazzarella, T Bortolato, G Pelosi, L Dell'Amico - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we document the design and development of a novel (3+ 2) cycloaddition reaction
aided by the activity of an organic photocatalyst and visible light. The process is extremely …

Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis for C(sp2)–C(sp3) Cross-Electrophile Coupling Reaction of Mesylates of Phenols and Primary Alcohols

SK Jana, R Bhattacharya, P Dey, S Chakraborty… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Introducing alkyl groups, particularly through innovative C (sp2)–C (sp3) bond-forming
methods utilizing abundant feedstocks, holds promise for expanding chemical space …

β-Scission of Secondary Alcohols via Photosensitization: Synthetic Utilization and Mechanistic Insights

Y Patehebieke, R Charaf, HP Bryce-Rogers, K Ye… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An efficient metal-free photocatalytic method for the alkylation of alkenes using accessible
aliphatic alcohols as redox auxiliaries is presented. C-centered radicals can be generated …

Synergistic use of photocatalysis and convergent paired electrolysis for nickel-catalyzed arylation of cyclic alcohols

ZR Liu, XY Zhu, JF Guo, C Ma, Z Zuo, TS Mei - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
The merging of transition metal catalysis with electrochemistry has become a powerful tool
for organic synthesis because catalysts can govern the reactivity and selectivity. However …

Enantioselective reductive aryl-benzylation of alkenes by a nickel-titanium bimetallic system

C Zhao, Z Ge, J Hu, H Tian, X Wang - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023 - cell.com
The direct use of alcohols as coupling partners via homolytic C–OH bond cleavage remains
a formidable challenge but holds great opportunities to achieve useful transformations. In …

Ni/photoredox-catalyzed coupling of aryl bromides and methylenecyclopropanes via selective distal bond cleavage

B Mao, M Shi, Y Wei - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
C (sp3) hybridized fragments have been widely explored for the formation of crucial Ni-alkyl
intermediates in the field of nickel-catalyzed C (sp2)–C (sp3) coupling reactions. Traditional …