C–H functionalization reactions are playing an increasing role in the preparation and
modification of complex organic molecules, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and …

This review highlights the progress of aqueous fluoroalkylation over the past few decades.
Fluorine-containing functionalities are important design elements in new pharmaceuticals …

Electrochemical oxidation represents an environmentally friendly solution to conventional
methods that require caustic stoichiometric chemical oxidants. However, C–H …

Seventeen Cu complexes with formal oxidation states ranging from CuI to CuIII are
investigated through the use of multiedge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and density …

Despite the recent advancements of Cu catalysis for the cross-coupling of alkyl electrophiles
and the frequently proposed involvement of alkyl–Cu (III) complexes in such reactions, little …

The silver-catalyzed decarboxylative trifluoromethylation of aliphatic carboxylic acids is
described. With AgNO3 as the catalyst and K2S2O8 as the oxidant, the reactions of aliphatic …

Copper-catalyzed coupling reactions of alkyl halides are believed to prominently involve
copper (II) species and alkyl radicals as pivotal intermediates, with their exact interaction …

We begin with a brief historical review of the development of our understanding of the
normal ordering of nd orbitals of a transition metal interacting with ligands, the most common …

The installation of trifluoromethyl groups has become an essential step across a number of
industries such as agrochemicals, drug discovery, and materials. Consequently, the rapid …

A mild and operationally simple C (sp3)− H trifluoromethylation method was developed for
unactivated alkanes by utilizing a bench‐stable CuIII complex, bpyCu (CF3) 3, as the …