Challenges and recent advancements in the transformation of CO 2 into carboxylic acids: straightforward assembly with homogeneous 3d metals

R Cauwenbergh, V Goyal, R Maiti, K Natte… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The transformation of carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful chemicals, advanced materials, and
energy is a long-standing challenge in both fundamental science and industry. In recent …

Recent advances in C–H functionalisation through indirect hydrogen atom transfer

FS Meger, JA Murphy - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The functionalisation of C–H bonds has been an enormous achievement in synthetic
methodology, enabling new retrosynthetic disconnections and affording simple synthetic …

Electroreductive Dicarboxylation of Unactivated Skipped Dienes with CO2

W Zhang, LL Liao, L Li, Y Liu, LF Dai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carboxylation of easily available alkenes with CO2 is highly important to afford value‐added
carboxylic acids. Although dicarboxylation of activated alkenes, especially 1, 3‐dienes, has …

Kinetically-Controlled Ni-Catalyzed Direct Carboxylation of Unactivated Secondary Alkyl Bromides without Chain Walking

J Davies, JR Lyonnet, B Carvalho… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the direct carboxylation of unactivated secondary alkyl bromides enabled
by the merger of photoredox and nickel catalysis, a previously inaccessible endeavor in the …

Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Boracarboxylation of Arylalkenes with CO2 and Diboron

S Zhang, L Li, D Li, YY Zhou… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Catalytic asymmetric carboxylation of readily available alkenes with CO2, an abundant and
sustainable one-carbon building block, that gives access to value-added α-stereogenic …

Modern strategies for carbon isotope exchange

A Labiche, A Malandain, M Molins… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In contrast to stable and natural abundant carbon‐12, the synthesis of organic molecules
with carbon (radio) isotopes must be conceived and optimized in order to navigate through …

Nickel‐Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Carboxylation Enabled by a Chiral 2, 2′‐Bipyridine Ligand

L Wang, T Li, S Perveen, S Zhang, X Wang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In contrast to previous approaches to chiral α‐aryl carboxylic acids that based on reactions
using hazardous gases, pressurized setup and mostly noble metal catalysts, in this work, a …

Translating Planar Heterocycles into Three‐Dimensional Analogs by Photoinduced Hydrocarboxylation

M Mikhael, SN Alektiar, CS Yeung… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid preparation of complex three‐dimensional (3D) heterocyclic scaffolds is a key
challenge in modern medicinal chemistry. Despite the increased probability of clinical …

Visible-light-driven regioselective carbocarboxylation of 1, 3-dienes with organic halides and CO 2

C Zhou, X Wang, L Yang, L Fu, G Li - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Harnessing light to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added fine chemicals is an
attractive synthesis strategy. Herein, we report an unprecedented visible-light-driven …

Direct C–C Bond Formation of Allylic Alcohols with CO2 toward Carboxylic Acids by Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis

Z Fan, S Chen, S Zou, C ** - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carboxylation of allylic alcohols with carbon dioxide is accomplished by photoredox/nickel
dual catalysis, generating linear acids exclusively with good Z/E stereoselectivity. Hantzsch …