Photobiocatalytic strategies for organic synthesis

MA Emmanuel, SG Bender, C Bilodeau… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biocatalysis has revolutionized chemical synthesis, providing sustainable methods for
preparing various organic molecules. In enzyme-mediated organic synthesis, most reactions …

Catalytic strategies and mechanism analysis orbiting the center of critical intermediates in lignin depolymerization

C Zhang, X Shen, Y **, J Cheng, C Cai… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lignin, as a precious resource given to mankind by nature with abundant functional aromatic
structures, has drawn much attention in the recent decade from academia to industry …

Multiple roles of dissolved organic matter in advanced oxidation processes

X Yang, FL Rosario-Ortiz, Y Lei, Y Pan… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) can degrade a wide range of trace organic
contaminants (TrOCs) to improve the quality of potable water or discharged wastewater …

Photocatalytic phosphine-mediated water activation for radical hydrogenation

J Zhang, C Mück-Lichtenfeld, A Studer - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The chemical activation of water would allow this earth-abundant resource to be transferred
into value-added compounds, and is a topic of keen interest in energy research,. Here, we …

Free energies of proton-coupled electron transfer reagents and their applications

RG Agarwal, SC Coste, BD Groff, AM Heuer… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present an update and revision to our 2010 review on the topic of proton-coupled
electron transfer (PCET) reagent thermochemistry. Over the past decade, the data and …

Nitrogen-Centered Radicals in Functionalization of sp2 Systems: Generation, Reactivity, and Applications in Synthesis

C Pratley, S Fenner, JA Murphy - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of nitrogen-centered radicals (NCRs) has plentiful applications in organic
synthesis, and they continue to expand as our understanding of these reactive species …

Alkoxy radicals see the light: new paradigms of photochemical synthesis

L Chang, Q An, L Duan, K Feng, Z Zuo - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alkoxy radicals are highly reactive species that have long been recognized as versatile
intermediates in organic synthesis. However, their development has long been impeded due …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in visible light-activated radical coupling reactions triggered by (i) ruthenium,(ii) iridium and (iii) organic photoredox agents

JD Bell, JA Murphy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoredox chemistry with organic or transition metal agents has been reviewed in earlier
years, but such is the pace of progress that we will overlap very little with earlier …

Strategies to generate nitrogen-centered radicals that may rely on photoredox catalysis: development in reaction methodology and applications in organic synthesis

K Kwon, RT Simons, M Nandakumar… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
For more than 70 years, nitrogen-centered radicals have been recognized as potent
synthetic intermediates. This review is a survey designed for use by chemists engaged in …