Bond-forming and-breaking reactions at sulfur (IV): sulfoxides, sulfonium salts, sulfur ylides, and sulfinate salts

D Kaiser, I Klose, R Oost, J Neuhaus… - Chemical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Organosulfur compounds have long played a vital role in organic chemistry and in the
development of novel chemical structures and architectures. Prominent among these …

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 …

Organic semiconductor photocatalyst can bifunctionalize arenes and heteroarenes

I Ghosh, J Khamrai, A Savateev, N Shlapakov… - Science, 2019‏ - science.org
Photoexcited electron-hole pairs on a semiconductor surface can engage in redox reactions
with two different substrates. Similar to conventional electrosynthesis, the primary redox …

Green chemistry meets medicinal chemistry: a perspective on modern metal-free late-stage functionalization reactions

JD Lasso, DJ Castillo-Pazos, CJ Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The progress of drug discovery and development is paced by milestones reached in organic
synthesis. In the last decade, the advent of late-stage functionalization (LSF) reactions has …

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 …

C–H functionalization of azines

K Murakami, S Yamada, T Kaneda, K Itami - Chemical Reviews, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Azines, which are six-membered aromatic compounds containing one or more nitrogen
atoms, serve as ubiquitous structural cores of aromatic species with important applications in …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on green synthesis and catalysis

Y Kim, CJ Li - Green Synthesis and Catalysis, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Despite their impressive capacity to access diverse functional groups and to synthesize
structurally complex molecules, the majority of the organic reactions suffers from harsh …

Direct decarboxylation of trifluoroacetates enabled by iron photocatalysis

S Fernández‐García, VO Chantzakou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Trifluoroacetates are the most abundant and accessible sources of trifluoromethyl groups,
which are key components in pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The generation of …

Site-selective direct C–H pyridylation of unactivated alkanes by triplet excited anthraquinone

W Lee, S Jung, M Kim, S Hong - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Site-selective C–H functionalization in chemical feedstocks is a challenging and useful
reaction in the broad field of chemical research. Here, we report a modular photochemical …

Electrophotochemical synthesis facilitated trifluoromethylation of arenes using trifluoroacetic acid

J Qi, J Xu, HT Ang, B Wang, NK Gupta… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The trifluoromethyl (CF3) group is an essential moiety in medicinal chemistry due to its
unique physicochemical properties. While trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is an inexpensive and …