Photoinduced electron transfer (PET) is a phenomenon whereby the absorption of light by a
chemical species provides an energetic driving force for an electron-transfer reaction,,–. This …

The O-dealkylation of ethers, or ether cleavage, remains an integral functional group
transformation, primarily as a deprotection step to unmask a hydroxyl group. The utility of this …

Strong reducing agents (<− 2.0 V vs saturated calomel electrode (SCE)) enable a wide array
of useful organic chemistry, but suffer from a variety of limitations. Stoichiometric metallic …

The increased demands for small but diverse libraries in the drug discovery process within
recent years has led to a shift in attention away from classical solid-supported organic …

We report a catalytic method for the direct deoxygenation of various C–O bond-containing
functional groups. Using a Ni (II) pre-catalyst and silane reducing agent, alcohols, epoxides …

The benzyl group and its derivatives are the most frequently and widely utilized protective
groups in organic synthesis and are typically removed by traditional transition-metal …

CoII–porphyrin complexes catalyze the reaction of aromatic azides (ArN3) with
hydrocarbons that contain a benzylic group (ArR1R2CH) to give the corresponding amines …

The scope of nickel boride mediated reduction of nitriles has been extended further to allow
the preparation of Boc protected amines via a mild catalytic process. It is noteworthy that the …

A highly facile, straightforward synthesis of 1-(3-indolyl)-tetrahydroisoquinolines was
developed using either simple copper or iron catalysts. N-protected and unprotected …

Copper (II) acetate is a versatile, cheap and simple catalyst for the selective N-
monoalkylation of amino derivatives with poor nucleophilic character, such as aromatic and …