From C4 to C7: innovative strategies for site-selective functionalization of indole C–H bonds

J Wen, Z Shi - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The widespread presence of hydrocarbons makes C–H functionalization an
attractive alternative to traditional cross-coupling methods. As indole is an important …

Recent advances in metal‐catalyzed functionalization of indoles

K Urbina, D Tresp, K Sipps… - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Indole is one of the most important heterocycles in organic synthesis, natural products, and
drug discovery. Recently, tremendous advances in the selective functionalization of indoles …

Iridium-catalyzed asymmetric difunctionalization of C–C σ-bonds enabled by ring-strained boronate complexes

HC Shen, MV Popescu, ZS Wang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enantioenriched organoboron intermediates are important building blocks in organic
synthesis and drug discovery. Recently, transition metal-catalyzed enantioselective 1, 2 …

Interfacial Ti− S Bond Modulated S‐Scheme MOF/Covalent Triazine Framework Nanosheet Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic C− H Functionalization

Z Gao, Y Jian, S Yang, Q Xie… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Constructing photocatalyst systems to functionalize the inert C− H bonds has attracted
extensive research interest. However, purposeful modulation of interfacial charge transfer in …

Stereodivergent Construction of 1, 3‐Chiral Centers via Tandem Asymmetric Conjugate Addition and Allylic Substitution Reaction

JH Xie, YM Hou, Z Feng, SL You - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report a synthesis of cyclohexanones bearing multi‐continuous stereocenters by
combining copper‐catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of dialkylzinc reagents to cyclic …

Cooperative Catalyst‐Enabled Regio‐and Stereodivergent Synthesis of α‐Quaternary α‐Amino Acids via Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation of Aldimine Esters with …

L Xiao, X Chang, H Xu, Q Xiong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We describe cooperative bimetallic catalysis that enables regio‐/stereodivergent asymmetric
α‐allylations of aldimine esters. By employing Et3B as the key activator, racemic allylic …

Transition metal-catalyzed C–H functionalizations of indoles

P Kumar, PJ Nagtilak, M Kapur - New Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the last two decades, transition-metal catalyzed C–H functionalization of indoles has
emerged as an area of extensive research and tremendous progress has been made in this …

Ir‐Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of gem‐Diborylalkenes Enabled by 1,2‐Boron Shift

JF Ge, XZ Zou, XR Liu, CL Ji, XY Zhu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Asymmetric cross‐couplings based on 1, 2‐carbon migration from B‐ate complexes have
been developed efficiently to access valuable organoboronates. However, enantioselective …

Recent advances in iridium-catalyzed enantioselective allylic substitution using phosphoramidite-alkene ligands

T Sawano, R Takeuchi - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Enantioselective allylic substitution is one of the most important and reliable reactions for the
synthesis of chiral building blocks. While various transition metal catalysts have been …

Au (i)/Au (iii) catalytic allylation involving π-allyl Au (iii) complexes

J Rodriguez, D Vesseur, A Tabey, S Mallet-Ladeira… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A (MeDalphos) AuCl complex was found to efficiently catalyze the cross-coupling of indoles
and allyl acetates/alcohols. The reaction tolerates many functional groups and selectively …