Water as the reaction medium in organic chemistry: from our worst enemy to our best friend -
Chemical Science (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D0SC06000C Royal Society of Chemistry …

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

Visible‐light photocatalysis has evolved over the last decade into a widely used method in
organic synthesis. Photocatalytic variants have been reported for many important …

The use of water as solvent features many benefits such as improving reactivities and
selectivities, simplifying the workup procedures, enabling the recycling of the catalyst and …

Ever‐evolving catalyst advances in synthetic protocols using water as a reaction medium
have enriched the understanding of sustainable organic chemistry. Because conventional …

Understanding the thermal reduction of graphene oxide (GO) is important for graphene
exfoliation, and chemical and morphological modifications. In this process, the role of …

In the past five years, visible-light mediated photoredox catalysis has been emerging as one
of the fastest growing fields in organic chemistry because of its low cost, easy availability …

Development of visible light-mediated atom transfer radical addition of haloalkanes onto
unsaturated hydrocarbons has seen rapid growth in recent years. However, due to its radical …

Atom transfer radical addition of haloalkanes and α-halocarbonyls to olefins is efficiently
performed with the photocatalyst Ir [(dF (CF3) ppy) 2 (dtbbpy)] PF6. This protocol is …

Organic syntheses are composed of two main types of reactions: Carbon-carbon bond
formations and functional group transformations. CC bond formation is the essence of …