Visible light-induced transition metal catalysis

KPS Cheung, S Sarkar, V Gevorgyan - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, visible light-induced transition metal catalysis has emerged as a new
paradigm in organic photocatalysis, which has led to the discovery of unprecedented …

Nitrogen-Centered Radicals in Functionalization of sp2 Systems: Generation, Reactivity, and Applications in Synthesis

C Pratley, S Fenner, JA Murphy - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of nitrogen-centered radicals (NCRs) has plentiful applications in organic
synthesis, and they continue to expand as our understanding of these reactive species …

Enantioselective radical reactions using chiral catalysts

S Mondal, F Dumur, D Gigmes, MP Sibi… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Benefiting from the impressive increase in fundamental knowledge, the last 20 years have
shown a continuous burst of new ideas and consequently a plethora of new catalytic …

Alkoxy radicals see the light: new paradigms of photochemical synthesis

L Chang, Q An, L Duan, K Feng, Z Zuo - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alkoxy radicals are highly reactive species that have long been recognized as versatile
intermediates in organic synthesis. However, their development has long been impeded due …

Photochemical and electrochemical applications of proton-coupled electron transfer in organic synthesis

PRD Murray, JH Cox, ND Chiappini, CB Roos… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We present here a review of the photochemical and electrochemical applications of multi-
site proton-coupled electron transfer (MS-PCET) in organic synthesis. MS-PCETs are redox …

Aromatic nitrogen scanning by ipso-selective nitrene internalization

TJ Pearson, R Shimazumi, JL Driscoll, BD Dherange… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Nitrogen scanning in aryl fragments is a valuable aspect of the drug discovery process, but
current strategies require time-intensive, parallel, bottom-up synthesis of each pyridyl isomer …

Proton-coupled electron transfer guidelines, fair and square

R Tyburski, T Liu, SD Glover… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) reactions are fundamental to energy transformation
reactions in natural and artificial systems and are increasingly recognized in areas such as …

Radical Polarity

JJA Garwood, AD Chen, DA Nagib - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The polarity of a radical intermediate profoundly impacts its reactivity and selectivity. To
quantify this influence and predict its effects, the electrophilicity/nucleophilicity of> 500 …

Desymmetrization–addition reaction of cyclopropenes to imines via synergistic photoredox and cobalt catalysis

XK He, LQ Lu, BR Yuan, JL Luo… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Herein, we designed a reaction for the desymmetrization–addition of cyclopropenes to
imines by leveraging the synergy between photoredox and asymmetric cobalt catalysis. This …

Visible‐light photocatalysis: does it make a difference in organic synthesis?

L Marzo, SK Pagire, O Reiser… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …