Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal–iron: from rust to multitasking catalysts

S Rana, JP Biswas, S Paul, A Paik… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In industries and academic laboratories, several late transition metal-catalyzed prerequisite
reactions are widely performed during single and multistep synthesis. However, besides the …

The persistent radical effect in organic synthesis

D Leifert, A Studer - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Radical–radical couplings are mostly nearly diffusion‐controlled processes. Therefore, the
selective cross‐coupling of two different radicals is challenging and not a synthetically …

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 …

Iron catalysis in organic synthesis

I Bauer, HJ Knölker - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The present review “Iron Catalysis in Organic Synthesis” covers the literature until the end of
June 2014 and represents a comprehensive update of a previous article published by Bolm …

Principles and applications of EPR spectroscopy in the chemical sciences

MM Roessler, E Salvadori - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Electron spins permeate every aspect of science and influence numerous chemical
processes: they underpin transition metal chemistry and biochemistry, mediate …

Recent developments in Negishi cross-coupling reactions

D Haas, JM Hammann, R Greiner, P Knochel - ACS Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
This Perspective describes general methods for the preparation of polyfunctional zinc
organometallics and their use in Negishi cross-coupling reactions. Recent advances …

Iron-catalysed reductive cross-coupling of glycosyl radicals for the stereoselective synthesis of C-glycosides

Q Wang, Q Sun, Y Jiang, H Zhang, L Yu, C Tian… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Stereochemically defined C-glycosides are prized for their biological activity. Develo** a
catalytic method that comprises non-precious metals to synthesize these C-glycosides …

Redox-active esters in Fe-catalyzed C–C coupling

F Toriyama, J Cornella, L Wimmer… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Cross-couplings of alkyl halides and organometallic species based on single electron
transfer using Ni and Fe catalyst systems have been studied extensively, and separately, for …

Iron‐Catalyzed Cross‐Couplings in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals: In Pursuit of Sustainability

A Piontek, E Bisz, M Szostak - … Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The scarcity of precious metals has led to the development of sustainable strategies for
metal‐catalyzed cross‐coupling reactions. The establishment of new catalytic methods …

How low does iron go? Chasing the active species in Fe-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions

RB Bedford - Accounts of chemical research, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The catalytic cross-coupling reactions of organic halides or related substrates
with organometallic nucleophiles form the cornerstone of many carbon–carbon bond …