Electrocatalytic synthesis: an environmentally benign alternative for radical-mediated aryl/alkenyl C (sp 2)–C (sp 3) cross-coupling reactions

MJ Luo, H Ding, R Yang, Q **ao - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
C (sp2)–C (sp3) bonds comprise the fundamental skeletons of many organic molecules,
making their construction one of the most important transformations in synthetic chemistry …

Photo-induced transition-metal and external photosensitizer-free organic reactions

Y Lang, CJ Li, H Zeng - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, photoreactions have become powerful synthetic tools with a broad scope of
application. However, many photoreactions require the addition of transition-metal catalysts …

A cross-dehydrogenative C(sp3)−H heteroarylation via photo-induced catalytic chlorine radical generation

CY Huang, J Li, CJ Li - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Hydrogen atom abstraction (HAT) from C (sp 3)–H bonds of naturally abundant alkanes for
alkyl radical generation represents a promising yet underexplored strategy in the alkylation …

Visible-light-driven organic photochemical reactions in the absence of external photocatalysts

Y Wei, QQ Zhou, F Tan, LQ Lu, WJ **ao - Synthesis, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Visible-light-driven organic photochemical reactions have attracted substantial attention
from the synthetic community. Typically, catalytic quantities of photosensitizers, such as …

Diacetyl as a “traceless” visible light photosensitizer in metal-free cross-dehydrogenative coupling reactions

CY Huang, J Li, W Liu, CJ Li - Chemical Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Minisci alkylation is of prime importance for its applicability in functionalizing diverse
heteroarenes, which are core structures in many bioactive compounds. In alkyl radical …

Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Strong C(sp3)–H with N-Heteroarenes through Visible-Light-Induced Energy Transfer

H Tian, H Yang, C Tian, G An, G Li - Organic Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The sustainable cross-dehydrogenative coupling of strong C (sp3)–H with N-heteroarenes
has been developed using an efficient organic photocatalyst. It features atomic-and step …

Development of a Quinolinium/Cobaloxime Dual Photocatalytic System for Oxidative C–C Cross-Couplings via H2 Release

J Li, CY Huang, JT Han, CJ Li - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Designing molecular photocatalysts for potent photochemical reactivities ranks among the
most challenging but rewarding endeavors in synthetic photochemistry. Herein, we …

Electro-oxidative C–H alkylation of quinoxalin-2 (1 H)-ones with organoboron compounds

K Niu, Y Hao, L Song, Y Liu, Q Wang - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Radical cleavage of C–B bonds to accomplish C–H functionalization is synthetically
appealing but practically challenging. We report herein a mild electro-oxidative method for …

Intermolecular Radical Addition to Ketoacids Enabled by Boron Activation

S **e, D Li, H Huang, F Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The intermolecular radical addition to the carbonyl group is difficult due to the facile
fragmentation of the resulting alkoxyl radical. To date, the intermolecular radical addition to …

Photoinduced transition-metal-free cross-coupling of aryl halides with H-phosphonates

H Zeng, Q Dou, CJ Li - Organic letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced transition-metal-and photosensitizer-free cross-coupling of aryl halides
(including Ar–Cl, Ar–Br, and Ar–I) with H-phosphonates (including dialkyl phosphonates and …