The impact of boron hybridisation on photocatalytic processes

A Marotta, CE Adams, JJ Molloy - … Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently the fruitful merger of organoboron chemistry and photocatalysis has come to the
forefront of organic synthesis, resulting in the development of new technologies to access …

Synthesis of polysubstituted 2-oxabicyclo [2.1. 1] hexanes via visible-light-induced energy transfer

Y Liang, R Kleinmans, CG Daniliuc… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthesis of bicyclic scaffolds has attracted growing interest because they are of high
importance in modern pharmaceutical development. Here we report a strategy to access …

The current utility and future potential of multiborylated alkanes

KAC Bastick, DD Roberts, AJB Watson - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
Organoboron chemistry has become a cornerstone of modern synthetic methodology. Most
of these reactions use an organoboron starting material that contains just one C (sp 2)–B or …

Double strain-release [2π+ 2σ]-photocycloaddition

S Dutta, YL Lu, JE Erchinger, H Shao… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In pursuit of potent pharmaceutical candidates and to further improve their chemical traits,
small ring systems can serve as a potential starting point. Small ring units have the …

Synthesis of borylated carbocycles by [2+ 2]-cycloadditions and photo-ene reactions

JM Posz, N Sharma, PA Royalty, Y Liu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Saturated bicyclic compounds make up a valuable class of building blocks in the
development of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. Here, we present the synthesis of …

Visible-light-mediated energy transfer enables cyclopropanes bearing contiguous all-carbon quaternary centers

D **a, R Wu, J Wang, X Han, Y Li, Q Li, X Luan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclopropanes bearing contiguous all-carbon quaternary centers continue to attract
attention due to their bioactivities. However, methods to obtain cyclopropanes with …

Direct observation of triplet states in the isomerization of alkenylboronates by energy transfer catalysis

TJB Zähringer, M Wienhold, R Gilmour… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Alkenylboronates are versatile building blocks for stereocontrolled synthesis owing to the
traceless nature of the boron group that can be leveraged to achieve highly selective …

Metal–Organic Bichromophore Lowers the Upconversion Excitation Power Threshold and Promotes UV Photoreactions

H Li, C Wang, F Glaser, N Sinha… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sensitized triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion is a promising strategy to use visible light
for chemical reactions requiring the energy input of UV photons. This strategy avoids unsafe …

Boronic ester enabled [2+ 2]-cycloadditions by temporary coordination: synthesis of artochamin J and piperarborenine B

Y Liu, D Ni, MK Brown - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
A strategy for the photosensitized cycloaddition of alkenylboronates and allylic alcohols by a
temporary coordination is presented. The process allows for the synthesis of a diverse range …

Electrochemical assembly of isoxazoles via a four-component domino reaction

Y Zhao, X Li, SL Homölle, B Wang, L Ackermann - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Multicomponent domino reactions via electrochemical annulations have emerged as a
robust strategy for the rapid assembly of heterocyclics. Herein, an electrochemical …