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 …

Visible-light photoredox catalysis has been regarded as an extremely powerful tool in
organic chemistry, bringing the spotlight back to radical processes. The versatility of …

Atom transfer radical addition (ATRA) reactions are linchpin transformations in synthetic
chemistry enabling the atom-economic difunctionalization of alkenes. Thereby a rich …

The late stage functionalization (LSF) of complex biorelevant compounds is a powerful tool
to speed up the identification of structure–activity relationships (SARs) and to optimize …

The concurrent installation of C–C and C–N bonds across alkene frameworks represents a
powerful tool to prepare motifs that are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals and bioactive …

Vicinal alkene carboamination is a highly efficient and practical synthetic strategy for the
straightforward preparation of diverse and valuable amine derivatives starting from simple …

Conspectus Trifluoromethyl (CF3) and difluoromethyl (CF2H) groups are versatile structural
motifs, especially in the fields of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Thus, the …

Fluorine has emerged as a “magic element” in medicinal chemistry, crop, and materials
science. 1 Although fluorine is the most abundant halogen in the earth's crust, it is contained …

Chemists are generally familiar with polar reactions and radical reactions, in comparison,
are underdeveloped. In the last few years, however, the novel concept of amalgamation of …

Fluorine, often called as “a small atom with a big ego”, 1 lies in the second row and the 17th
column in the periodic table of the chemical elements. This unique position in the periodic …