Transition-metal-catalyzed C–S, C–Se, and C–Te bond formations via cross-coupling and atom-economic addition reactions. Achievements and challenges

IP Beletskaya, VP Ananikov - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the present review, we discuss recent progress in the field of C–Z bond formation
reactions (Z= S, Se, Te) catalyzed by transition metals. Two complementary methodologies …

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 …

Ni-catalyzed C–S bond construction and cleavage

S Huang, M Wang, X Jiang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sulfur-containing compounds have attracted considerable interest due to their wide-ranging
applications in pharmaceuticals, agriculture, natural products, and organic materials. The …

Photons or electrons? A critical comparison of electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis for organic synthesis

NES Tay, D Lehnherr, T Rovis - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Redox processes are at the heart of synthetic methods that rely on either electrochemistry or
photoredox catalysis, but how do electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis compare? Both …

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 …

Photochemical and electrochemical applications of proton-coupled electron transfer in organic synthesis

PRD Murray, JH Cox, ND Chiappini, CB Roos… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present here a review of the photochemical and electrochemical applications of multi-
site proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-PCET) in organic synthesis. MS-PCETs are redox …

A Paradigm Shift in Catalysis: Electro-and Photomediated Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions

MD Palkowitz, MA Emmanuel… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Transition-metal catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are fundamental reactions
in organic chemistry, facilitating strategic bond formations for accessing natural products …

Interrogating the mechanistic features of Ni (I)-mediated aryl iodide oxidative addition using electroanalytical and statistical modeling techniques

T Tang, A Hazra, DS Min, WL Williams… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
While the oxidative addition of Ni (I) to aryl iodides has been commonly proposed in catalytic
methods, an in-depth mechanistic understanding of this fundamental process is still lacking …

Visible‐light photocatalysis: does it make a difference in organic synthesis?

L Marzo, SK Pagire, O Reiser… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Visible‐light photocatalysis has evolved over the last decade into a widely used method in
organic synthesis. Photocatalytic variants have been reported for many important …

Sustainable thioetherification via electron donor–acceptor photoactivation using thianthrenium salts

MJ Cabrera‐Afonso, A Granados… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of sulfides has been widely studied because this functional subunit is
prevalent in biomolecules and pharmaceuticals, as well as being a useful synthetic platform …