The persistent radical effect in organic synthesis

D Leifert, A Studer - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Radical–radical couplings are mostly nearly diffusion‐controlled processes. Therefore, the
selective cross‐coupling of two different radicals is challenging and not a synthetically …

Copper-catalyzed radical relay for asymmetric radical transformations

F Wang, P Chen, G Liu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The direct transformation of C–H bonds into diverse functional groups
represents one of the most atom-and step-economical strategies for organic synthesis and …

Metal-free photochemical imino-alkylation of alkenes with bifunctional oxime esters

J Majhi, RK Dhungana, Á Rentería-Gómez… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The concurrent installation of C–C and C–N bonds across alkene frameworks represents a
powerful tool to prepare motifs that are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals and bioactive …

Metal-catalyzed electrochemical diazidation of alkenes

N Fu, GS Sauer, A Saha, A Loo, S Lin - Science, 2017 - science.org
Vicinal diamines are a common structural motif in bioactive natural products, therapeutic
agents, and molecular catalysts, motivating the continuing development of efficient …

Advances in synthetic applications of hypervalent iodine compounds

A Yoshimura, VV Zhdankin - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The preparation, structure, and chemistry of hypervalent iodine compounds are reviewed
with emphasis on their synthetic application. Compounds of iodine possess reactivity similar …

An electrocatalytic approach to the radical difunctionalization of alkenes

GS Sauer, S Lin - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Given its many distinct characteristics, electrochemistry represents an attractive approach to
meet the prevailing trends in organic synthesis. In particular, electrocatalysis—a process that …

Catalysis of radical reactions: a radical chemistry perspective

A Studer, DP Curran - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The area of catalysis of radical reactions has recently flourished. Various reaction conditions
have been discovered and explained in terms of catalytic cycles. These cycles rarely stand …

Electrophilic trifluoromethylation by use of hypervalent iodine reagents

J Charpentier, N Fruh, A Togni - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION This review article is concerned with the use of compounds 1 and 2
(Figure 1) as effective and very versatile reagents for trifluoromethylation reactions of a …

Carbon trifluoromethylation reactions of hydrocarbon derivatives and heteroarenes

C Alonso, E Martinez de Marigorta, G Rubiales… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Fluorine has emerged as a “magic element” in medicinal chemistry, crop, and materials
science. 1 Although fluorine is the most abundant halogen in the earth's crust, it is contained …

New strategies for the synthesis of aliphatic azides

P Sivaguru, Y Ning, X Bi - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic azides are a versatile class of compounds found in a variety of biologically active
pharmaceuticals. These compounds are also recognized as useful precursors for the …