Ni-catalysed remote C(sp3)–H functionalization using chain-walking strategies

C Romano, R Martin - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
The dynamic translocation of a metal catalyst along an alkyl side chain—often coined as
'chain-walking'—has opened new retrosynthetic possibilities that enable functionalization at …

Electro-reductive carboxylation of CCl bonds in unactivated alkyl chlorides and polyvinyl chloride with CO2

L Li, ZX Yan, CK Ran, Y Liu, S Zhang, TY Gao… - Chinese Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The carboxylation of readily available organo halides with CO 2 represents a practical
strategy to afford valuable carboxylic acids. However, efficient carboxylation of inexpensive …

Effect of 6, 6′-Substituents on bipyridine-ligated Ni catalysts for cross-electrophile coupling

H Huang, JL Alvarez-Hernandez, N Hazari… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A family of 4, 4′-t Bu2-2, 2′-bipyridine (t Bubpy) ligands with substituents in either the 6-
position, 4, 4′-t Bu2-6-Me-bpy (t BubpyMe), or 6 and 6′-positions, 4, 4′-t Bu2-6, 6′-R2 …

Achieving Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive C(sp2)–B Coupling of Bromoboranes via Reversing the Activation Sequence

CF Meng, BB Zhang, Q Liu, KQ Chen… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Transition metal-catalyzed reductive cross-couplings to build C–C/Si bonds have been
developed, but the reductive cross-coupling to create the C (sp2)–B bond has not been …

Electroreductive deoxygenative carboxylation of alkyl oxalates with CO 2

Y Yuan, H Jiang, YN Zhang, Y Tao, X Liu, C Huo - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
An electroreductive deoxygenative carboxylation of alkyl oxalates with CO2 is demonstrated
for the first time, which offers a general and scalable method for obtaining various carboxylic …

Unveiling the reactivity of CO 2 with carbanions: a theoretical analysis of the carboxylation step

C Nicoletti, M Orlandi, L Dell'Amico… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthetic insertion of carbon dioxide into organic scaffolds typically requires the reaction
of CO2 with a carbanion (carboxylation step), with the latter being generated through …

Synergistic Photoredox/Palladium Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Carboxylation of Racemic Heterobiaryl (Pseudo)Halides with CO2

B Ye, L Su, K Zheng, S Gao, J Liu - Angewandte Chemie, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report a synergistic photoredox/palladium catalytic system for the efficient
enantioconvergent synthesis of axially chiral esters from racemic heterobiaryl (pseudo) …

Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Remote Hydrocarboxylation of Unactivated Alkenes with CO2

L Zhou, L Li, S Zhang, X Kuang, YY Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The catalytic regio-and enantioselective hydrocarboxylation of alkenes with carbon dioxide
is a straightforward strategy to construct enantioenriched α-chiral carboxylic acids but …

Base-promoted cascade 5-exo-dig annulation/carboxylation of o-(1-alkynyl) benzenesulfonamides with CO 2: divergent synthesis of mono-or gem-dicarboxylic esters

Y Yao, J Bai, P Cheng, H Yang, J Sun… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A base-promoted cascade 5-exo-dig cyclization/carboxylation of o-alkynylsulfamides with
CO2 has been accomplished, furnishing a variety of benzosultam-containing acrylates in …

Visible Light-Induced, Nickel-Catalyzed Late-Stage 4-Alkylation of Hantzsch Esters with Alkyl Bromide

YL Liu, XC He, J Gao, KR Li, K Chen… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, visible light-induced, nickel-catalyzed direct functionalization of the Hantzsch esters
(HEs) with readily accessible alkyl bromides has been successfully achieved by taking …