Design and optimization of catalysts based on mechanistic insights derived from quantum chemical reaction modeling

S Ahn, M Hong, M Sundararajan, DH Ess… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Until recently, computational tools were mainly used to explain chemical reactions after
experimental results were obtained. With the rapid development of software and hardware …

Gold‐Catalyzed Site‐Selective C− H Bond Functionalization with Diazo Compounds

B Ma, L Liu, J Zhang - Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
C− H bond functionalization has been one of most important subject in chemistry. The
carbene transfer reaction is one of the most straightforward and efficient approaches for site …

C–H Functionalization Reactions of Unprotected N-Heterocycles by Gold-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer

S Jana, C Empel, C Pei, P Aseeva, TV Nguyen… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The C–H functionalization reaction of N-heterocycles with an unprotected N–H group is one
of the most step-economic strategies to introduce functional groups without the need for …

Computation sheds insight into iron porphyrin carbenes' electronic structure, formation, and N–H insertion reactivity

DA Sharon, D Mallick, B Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Iron porphyrin carbenes constitute a new frontier of species with considerable synthetic
potential. Exquisitely engineered myoglobin and cytochrome P450 enzymes can generate …

Gold-catalysed facile access to indene scaffolds via sequential C–H functionalization and 5-endo-dig carbocyclization

B Ma, Z Wu, B Huang, L Liu, J Zhang - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A concise synthesis of functionalized indene derivatives via the gold (I)-catalysed cascade C–
H functionalization/conia-ene type reaction of electron-rich aromatics with o-alkynylaryl α …

Mechanistic studies on gold-catalyzed direct arene C–H bond functionalization by carbene insertion: the coinage-metal effect

MR Fructos, M Besora, AAC Braga… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The catalytic functionalization of the Csp2–H bond of benzene by means of the insertion of
the CHCO2Et group from ethyl diazoacetate (N2 CHCO2Et) has been studied with the …

Is Enol Always the Culprit? The Curious Case of High Enantioselectivity in a Chiral Rh (II) Complex Catalyzed Carbene Insertion Reaction

MS Harariya, R Gogoi, A Goswami… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanism of Rh2 (S‐NTTL) 4 catalyzed carbene insertion into C (3)− H of indole is
investigated using DFT methods. Since the commonly accepted enol mechanism cannot …

Chemo‐ and Regioselective Multiple C(sp2)−H Insertions of Malonate Metal Carbenes for Late‐Stage Functionalizations of Azahelicenes

Y Nikolova, B Fabri, P Moneva Lorente… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chiral quinacridines react up to four times, step‐by‐step, with α‐diazomalonates under RuII
and RhII catalysis. By selecting the catalyst,[CpRu (CH3CN) 3][PF6](Cp= cyclopentadienyl) …

Gold‐catalyzed C− H Functionalization of Phenothiazines with Aryldiazoacetates

S Jana, C Empel, C Pei, T Vinh Nguyen… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Phenothiazine is an important structural motif in pharmaceuticals and advanced functional
organic materials. However, the C− H functionalization reaction of N‐protected …

DFT calculations on the mechanism of transition-metal-catalyzed reaction of diazo compounds with phenols: O–H insertion versus C–H insertion

Y Liu, Z Luo, JZ Zhang, F Xia - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The reaction of diazo compounds with transition-metal carbenes is an efficient way to
achieve the functionalization of chemical bonds in organic molecules, especially for the C–H …