Direct photocatalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) for aliphatic C–H bonds elaboration

L Capaldo, D Ravelli, M Fagnoni - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct photocatalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (d-HAT) can be considered a method of
choice for the elaboration of aliphatic C–H bonds. In this manifold, a photocatalyst (PCHAT) …

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 …

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 …

Endogenous photosensitizers in human skin

EL Bastos, FH Quina, MS Baptista - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Endogenous photosensitizers play a critical role in both beneficial and harmful light-induced
transformations in biological systems. Understanding their mode of action is essential for …

Nickel Catalysis via SH2 Homolytic Substitution: The Double Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling of Aliphatic Acids

AV Tsymbal, LD Bizzini… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cross-coupling platforms are traditionally built around a sequence of closed-shell steps,
such as oxidative addition, transmetalation, and reductive elimination. Herein, we describe a …

Bicyclo [2.1. 1] hexanes by visible light-driven intramolecular crossed [2+ 2] photocycloadditions

T Rigotti, T Bach - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bicyclo [2.1. 1] hexanes have become increasingly popular building blocks in medicinal
chemistry as bridged scaffolds that provide unexplored chemical space. We herein report a …

Switchable divergent synthesis using photocatalysis

Y Sakakibara, K Murakami - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
A highly selective and divergent synthesis enables access to various molecules and has
garnered broad interest from not only organic chemists but also medicinal chemists and …

A General Light‐Driven Organocatalytic Platform for the Activation of Inert Substrates

S Wu, F Schiel, P Melchiorre - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their strong covalent bonds and low reduction potentials, activating inert substrates is
challenging. Recent advances in photoredox catalysis offered a number of solutions, each of …

Nitrative difunctionalization of alkenes via cobalt-mediated radical ligand transfer and radical-polar crossover photoredox catalysis

S Patra, R Giri, D Katayev - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the rational design of a modular dual photoredox and cobalt catalysis
paradigm for the difunctionalization of unsaturated hydrocarbons, unlocking the synthesis of …

Alkoxy Diazomethylation of Alkenes by Photoredox-Catalyzed Oxidative Radical-Polar Crossover

Q He, Q Zhang, AB Rolka… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, we present the discovery and development of the first photoredox-catalyzed alkoxy
diazomethylation of alkenes with hypervalent iodine reagents and alcohols. This …