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 …

The hitchhiker's guide to flow chemistry∥

MB Plutschack, B Pieber, K Gilmore… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Flow chemistry involves the use of channels or tubing to conduct a reaction in a continuous
stream rather than in a flask. Flow equipment provides chemists with unique control over …

The Green ChemisTREE: 20 years after taking root with the 12 principles

HC Erythropel, JB Zimmerman, TM de Winter… - Green chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of Green Chemistry has seen many scientific discoveries and inventions during the
20 years since the 12 Principles were first published. Inspired by tree diagrams that illustrate …

Radical hydrocarboxylation of unactivated alkenes via photocatalytic formate activation

SN Alektiar, J Han, Y Dang, CZ Rubel… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein we disclose a strategy to promote the hydrocarboxylation of unactivated alkenes
using photochemical activation of formate salts. We illustrate that an alternative initiation …

The E factor 25 years on: the rise of green chemistry and sustainability

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The global impact, over the last 25 years, of the principles of green chemistry and
sustainability, and the pivotal role of the E factor concept in driving resource efficiency and …

Radicals: reactive intermediates with translational potential

M Yan, JC Lo, JT Edwards… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
This Perspective illustrates the defining characteristics of free radical chemistry, beginning
with its rich and storied history. Studies from our laboratory are discussed along with recent …

Photochemical approaches to complex chemotypes: applications in natural product synthesis

MD Karkas, JA Porco Jr, CRJ Stephenson - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The use of photochemical transformations is a powerful strategy that allows for the formation
of a high degree of molecular complexity from relatively simple building blocks in a single …

Pot economy and one-pot synthesis

Y Hayashi - Chemical science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The one-pot synthesis of a target molecule in the same reaction vessel is widely considered
to be an efficient approach in synthetic organic chemistry. In this review, the characteristics …

Organocatalytic reactions enabled by N-heterocyclic carbenes

DM Flanigan, F Romanov-Michailidis, NA White… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
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Ligand-promoted palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation reactions

D Wang, AB Weinstein, PB White, SS Stahl - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation reactions have been the focus of industrial
application and extensive research efforts for nearly 60 years. A significant transition …