Spirocyclic skeletons are prevalent in natural products, pharmaceuticals and organic
functional materials. Meanwhile, transition-metal-catalyzed C− H activation reactions have …

The direct functionalization of quinones has always fascinated research communities due to
their biological and redox activities and subsequent application. Quinone motifs play a vital …

An Ir (III)-catalyzed double C–H activation strategy has been developed for the synthesis of
highly rigid spiro frameworks by means of ortho-functionalization of 2-aryl phthalazinediones …

Quinones are valuable structural motifs found in numerous natural products and
pharmaceuticals. In particular, p-benzoquinones are of great interest because of their ready …

A mild and efficient tool to construct structurally diverse N/O spiroheterocycles via Rh (III)-
catalyzed [3+ 3] cascade spiroannulation of benzoxazines with 1-diazonaphthalen-2 (1H) …

Abstract Pivaloyl‐directed Rh (III)‐catalyzed regioselective C7Ar‐H functionalization of
protected tryptophans were accomplished with 1, 4‐benzoquinones, furnishing a series of …

Abstract Rhodium (III)-catalyzed ortho-CH functionalization/spirocyclization of 2-
arylquinazolinones with 1, 4-quinones has been developed for the synthesis of highly rigid …

A direct ortho‐Csp2‐H acylalkylation of 2‐aryl‐2, 3‐dihydrophthalazine‐1, 4‐diones with
unsubstituted and substituted allyl alcohols is achieved in high yields through Rh (III) …

In 2022 several major advances were made in the exploration of the chemistry of diazines
and their benzo derivatives. These compounds continue to find use as building blocks for …