Ligand-to-Metal Charge Transfer (LMCT) Catalysis: Harnessing Simple Cerium Catalysts for Selective Functionalization of Inert C–H and C–C Bonds

Q An, L Chang, H Pan, Z Zuo - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Chemists have long pursued harnessing light energy and photoexcitation
processes for synthetic transformations. Ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) in high …

Alcohols as Alkyl Synthons Enabled by Photoredox-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Activation

T Mandal, S Mallick, M Islam, S De Sarkar - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Alcohols are abundant with versatile structural variety and have ample use as pivotal
functional groups in numerous organic processes. Because of their frequent occurrence in …

Diverse Synthesis of (Thio)ethers and (Thio)esters Using Halodiborylmethane as a Transformable C1 Building Block

C Hwang, Y Jang, Y Jung, J Seo, K Shin… - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of effective strategies to forge C–O and C–S bonds in diverse chemical
spaces is of considerable interest in synthetic organic chemistry. Herein we report a versatile …

[HTML][HTML] Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Alkylation of Methyl Heteroarenes with Alcohols

B Guo, J Zhang, L He, XY Zhou, KW **ng, DJ Young… - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Transition-metal-catalyzed C (sp3)-H bond functionalization is a useful transformation for the
construction of C–C bonds. A versatile and easy-to-perform protocol in this respect is the C …

An SN1-Approach to Cross-Coupling: Deoxygenative Arylation Facilitated by the β-Silicon Effect

A Cook, A Kassymbek, A Vaezghaemi… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report a dual metal-catalyzed method for the cross-coupling of unprotected alcohols by
exploiting the β-Si effect. This deoxygenative Suzuki-Miyaura reaction tolerates a range of …

Biocatalytic C–H oxidation meets radical cross-coupling: Simplifying complex piperidine synthesis

J He, K Yokoi, B Wixted, B Zhang, Y Kawamata… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Modern medicinal chemists are targeting more complex molecules to address challenging
biological targets, which leads to synthesizing structures with higher sp3 character (Fsp3) to …

Direct ketone synthesis from primary alcohols and alkenes enabled by a dual photo/cobalt catalysis

G Ji, X Chen, J Zhang - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Catalytic methods to couple alcohol and alkene feedstocks are highly valuable in synthetic
chemistry. The direct oxidative coupling of primary alcohols and alkenes offers a streamlined …

Synthesis of Hexafluoroisopropyl Aryl Ethers via Dual Photoredox/Nickel-Catalyzed C–O Coupling

X He, YY Zhang, JY Shou, L Chu, FL Qing - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein we report a photoredox/nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of aryl bromides with 1, 1, 1,
3, 3, 3-hexafluoroisopropanol for the construction of hexafluoroisopropyl aryl ethers. The …

Transition metal-catalyzed olefination of alkyl heteroarenes with alcohols

B Guo, J Zhang, D Chen, DJ Young, HX Li - Tetrahedron, 2024 - Elsevier
Transition metal catalyzed direct olefination of alkyl heteroarenes with alcohols using
acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling (ADC) reactions and aerobic oxidative olefination …

Dynamic Asymmetric Diamination of Allylic Alcohols through Borrowing Hydrogen Catalysis: Diastereo‐Divergent Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzodiazepines

Y Liu, P Ji, G Zou, Y Liu, BM Yang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We present herein a catalytic enantioconvergent diamination of racemic allylic alcohols with
the construction of two C− N bonds and 1, 3‐nonadjacent stereocenters. This iridium/chiral …