Photocatalytic late-stage C–H functionalization

P Bellotti, HM Huang, T Faber, F Glorius - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of modern photocatalysis, characterized by mildness and selectivity, has
significantly spurred innovative late-stage C–H functionalization approaches that make use …

Late-stage functionalization for improving drug-like molecular properties

NJ Castellino, AP Montgomery, JJ Danon… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of late-stage functionalization (LSF) methodologies, particularly C–H
functionalization, has revolutionized the field of organic synthesis. Over the past decade …

Nickel-catalysed enantioselective alkene dicarbofunctionalization enabled by photochemical aliphatic C–H bond activation

X Hu, I Cheng-Sánchez, W Kong, GA Molander… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
The development of novel strategies to rapidly construct complex chiral molecules from
readily available feedstocks is a long-term pursuit in the chemistry community. Radical …

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) …

Radical C(sp3)–H functionalization and cross-coupling reactions

DL Golden, SE Suh, SS Stahl - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
C–H functionalization reactions are playing an increasing role in the preparation and
modification of complex organic molecules, including pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and …

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 …

Photocatalysis in the life science industry

L Candish, KD Collins, GC Cook, JJ Douglas… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the pursuit of new pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals, chemists in the life science
industry require access to mild and robust synthetic methodologies to systematically modify …

Photoredox-catalyzed C–H functionalization reactions

N Holmberg-Douglas, DA Nicewicz - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The fields of C–H functionalization and photoredox catalysis have garnered enormous
interest and utility in the past several decades. Many different scientific disciplines have …

Contemporary synthetic strategies in organofluorine chemistry

R Britton, V Gouverneur, JH Lin, M Meanwell… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Fluorinated molecules have a wide range of applications and are used as medicines,
agrochemicals and refrigerants and in smartphone liquid crystal displays, photovoltaic solar …

Generation of alkyl radicals: from the tyranny of tin to the photon democracy

S Crespi, M Fagnoni - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Alkyl radicals are key intermediates in organic synthesis. Their classic generation from alkyl
halides has a severe drawback due to the employment of toxic tin hydrides to the point that …