Visible light-mediated photolysis of organic molecules: the case study of diazo compounds

RDC Gallo, G Cariello, TAC Goulart… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Considering the recent rapid advancement of synthetic technologies promoted by visible
light in the last 15 years, the use of photocatalysts has been rightfully justified based on the …

Electron‐Rich Oxycarbenes: New Synthetic and Catalytic Applications beyond Group 6 Fischer Carbene Complexes

G Zhou, Z Guo, X Shen - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Oxycarbenes have emerged as useful intermediates in synthetic chemistry. Compared to the
widely studied oxycarbene metal complexes bearing Group 6 metals, the synthetic and …

Photocatalyzed Cascade Reactions of Cyclopropanols and α‐Trifluoromethyl‐Substituted Olefins for the Synthesis of Fused gem‐Difluorooxetanes

Y Zhang, Y Niu, Y Guo, J Wang, Y Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorinated fused rings are challenging to construct from simple starting materials. Herein,
we report the first photocatalyzed cascade reactions of readily available cyclopropanols and …

Diastereoselective Transfer of Tri (di) fluoroacetylsilanes‐Derived Carbenes to Alkenes

Y Zhang, G Zhou, X Gong, Z Guo, X Qi… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stereoselective cyclopropanation reaction of alkenes is usually achieved by metal
complexes via singlet‐metal‐carbene intermediates. However, previous transition‐metal …

Advances in heterocycle synthesis through photochemical carbene transfer reactions

ZY Xie, J Xuan - Chemical Communications, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterocyclic skeletons are commonly found in various bioactive molecules and
pharmaceutical compounds, making them crucial in areas such as medicinal chemistry …

Stereoselective Synthesis of Silyl Enol Ethers with Acylsilanes and α, β-Unsaturated Ketones

Y Liu, Z Zhu, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, S Liu, X Shen - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Acylsilanes are emerging bench-stable reagents for the generation of electron-rich
oxycarbenes that are difficult to access with unstable diazo compounds. Herein, we report a …

Recent progress and perspectives in photo-induced organic reactions of acylsilanes

WP Hong, HN Lim, I Shin - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Acylsilanes have been utilized in various transformations for the synthesis of functionalized
organosilicon derivatives due to their importance in medicinal and materials science. This …

Visible Light‐Mediated Cyclopropanation: Recent Progress

ZL Chen, Y Xie, J Xuan - European Journal of Organic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclopropanes are one of the most important strained rings existing in various
pharmaceutical products and secondary metabolites. They are also widely used in total …

Cascade cyclization of alkene-tethered acylsilanes and allylic sulfones enabled by unproductive energy transfer photocatalysis

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, C Ye, X Qi, LZ Wu… - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Developing photo-induced cascade cyclization of alkene-tethered acylsilanes is
challenging, because acylsilanes are unstable under light irradiation. Herein, we report that …

The Indenyl Effect: Accelerated C−H Amidation of Arenes via Ind*RhIII Nitrene Transfer Catalysis**

L Atkin, DL Priebbenow - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Investigations into C− H amidation reactions catalysed by cationic half‐sandwich d6 metal
complexes revealed that the indenyl‐derived catalyst [Ind* RhCl2] 2 significantly accelerated …