Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(22), P. 6364 - 6370
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
A
photochemical
activation
of
inert
alkyl
chlorides
catalyzed
by
phenolate
anions
was
developed
for
C–O
bond
formation,
dehalogenation,
and
cyclization
under
mild
conditions.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
50(2), P. 766 - 897
Published: Dec. 22, 2020
Recent
developments
and
future
prospects
of
visible-light
photocatalysis
in
the
late-stage
functionalization
pharmaceuticals
natural
bioactive
compounds.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(39), P. 21100 - 21115
Published: Feb. 18, 2021
Abstract
The
mainstream
applications
of
visible‐light
photoredox
catalysis
predominately
involve
outer‐sphere
single‐electron
transfer
(SET)
or
energy
(EnT)
processes
precious
metal
Ru
II
Ir
III
complexes
organic
dyes
with
low
photostability.
Earth‐abundant
metal‐based
M
n
L
‐type
(M=metal,
=polydentate
ligands)
are
rapidly
evolving
as
alternative
photocatalysts
they
offer
not
only
economic
and
ecological
advantages
but
also
access
to
the
complementary
inner‐sphere
mechanistic
modes,
thereby
transcending
their
inherent
limitations
ultrashort
excited‐state
lifetimes
for
use
effective
photocatalysts.
generic
process,
termed
visible‐light‐induced
homolysis
(VLIH),
entails
formation
suitable
light‐absorbing
ligated
metal–substrate
(M
‐Z;
Z=substrate)
that
can
undergo
homolytic
cleavage
generate
n−1
Z
.
further
transformations.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(6), P. 5842 - 5976
Published: Jan. 24, 2022
Benefiting
from
the
impressive
increase
in
fundamental
knowledge,
last
20
years
have
shown
a
continuous
burst
of
new
ideas
and
consequently
plethora
catalytic
methods
for
enantioselective
radical
reactions.
This
review
aims
to
provide
complete
survey
progress
achieved
over
this
latter
period.
The
first
part
focuses
on
use
chiral
organocatalysts,
these
include
catalysts
covalently
linked
substrate
those
that
interact
with
by
weaker
interactions
like
hydrogen
bonds.
second
is
devoted
transition-metal
redox
catalysis
which
organized
according
increasing
atomic
number
first-row
transition
metals
(Ti,
Cr,
Fe,
Mn,
Co,
Ni,
Cu).
Bioinspired
manganese-
iron-mediated
hydroxylations
oxidations
are
also
discussed.
A
specific
section
dedicated
reactivity
Ru,
Rh,
Ir
complexes
as
Lewis
acids
special
focus
at
metal.
Absorption
photons
result
different
events
such
energy
transfer,
single-electron
hydrogen-atom
transfer
facilitating
formation
radicals.
Organocatalysis
has
been
successfully
combined
photocatalysts,
opened
pathways
enlarging
precursors
available.
merger
photocatalysis
organo-
or
metalla-photocatalysis
brought
novelty
allowed
discovery
large
original
transformations.
enzyme-catalyzed
reactions
involving
intermediates
largely
benefit
visible-light
irradiation
included
review.
provides
comprehensive
inventory
goal
detailing
reaction
mechanisms
involved
transformations
any
nonspecialist
could
find
their
own
creativity
invent
yet
unknown
applications.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(3), P. 1082 - 1097
Published: June 22, 2020
Organic
photocatalysts
are
emerging
as
viable
and
more
sustainable
tools
than
metal
complexes.
Recently,
the
field
of
organo-photocatalysis
has
experienced
an
explosion
in
terms
applications,
redesign
well-established
systems,
identification
novel
scaffolds.
A
rational
approach
to
structural
modification
different
is
key
accessing
unprecedented
reactivity,
while
improving
their
catalytic
performances.
We
herein
discuss
concepts
underpinning
scaffold
some
most
recently
used
analyze
how
specific
changes
alter
physicochemical
redox
properties.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(31), P. 12304 - 12314
Published: July 28, 2021
We
report
herein
a
modular
class
of
organic
catalysts
that,
acting
as
donors,
can
readily
form
photoactive
electron
donor-acceptor
(EDA)
complexes
with
variety
radical
precursors.
Excitation
visible
light
generates
open-shell
intermediates
under
mild
conditions,
including
nonstabilized
carbon
radicals
and
nitrogen-centered
radicals.
The
nature
the
commercially
available
xanthogenate
dithiocarbamate
anion
organocatalysts
offers
versatile
EDA
complex
catalytic
platform
for
developing
mechanistically
distinct
reactions,
encompassing
redox-neutral
net-reductive
processes.
Mechanistic
investigations,
by
means
quantum
yield
determination,
established
that
closed
cycle
is
operational
all
developed
processes,
highlighting
ability
to
turn
over
iteratively
drive
every
cycle.
also
demonstrate
how
catalysts'
stability
method's
high
functional
group
tolerance
could
be
advantageous
direct
functionalization
abundant
groups,
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids
amines,
applications
in
late-stage
elaboration
biorelevant
compounds
enantioselective
catalysis.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(11), P. 6320 - 6332
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
This
tutorial
review
encompasses
the
radical
generation
based
on
classical
methods
and
photoredox
catalysis.
It
will
also
focus
only
demanding
visible-light,
which
involves
EDA
complex
direct
photo-excitation
strategy.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: June 29, 2021
Abstract
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
reaction
designs
since
involving
stoichiometric
oxidants,
excessive
alkane
loading,
and
limited
scope
are
common
drawbacks.
Here
we
report
photo-induced
chemical
oxidant-free
cross-dehydrogenative
coupling
(CDC)
between
heteroarenes
using
catalytic
chloride
cobalt
catalyst.
Couplings
strong
bond-containing
substrates
complex
heteroarenes,
have
been
achieved
with
satisfactory
yields.
This
dual
platform
features
situ
engendered
chlorine
exploits
cobaloxime
catalyst
to
enable
hydrogen
evolution
turnover.
The
practical
value
this
protocol
was
demonstrated
by
gram-scale
synthesis
alkylated
heteroarene
merely
equiv.
loading.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(24), P. 6312 - 6324
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
We
detail
a
strategy
that
uses
commercially
available
nucleophilic
organic
catalyst
to
generate
acyl
and
carbamoyl
radicals
upon
activation
of
the
corresponding
chlorides
anhydrides
via
substitution
path.
The
resulting
are
then
intercepted
by
variety
electron-poor
olefins
in
Giese-type
addition
process.
chemistry
requires
low-energy
photons
(blue
LEDs)
activate
radical
precursors,
which,
due
their
high
reduction
potential,
not
readily
prone
redox-based
mechanisms.
To
elucidate
key
mechanistic
aspects
this
catalytic
photochemical
generation
strategy,
we
used
combination
transient
absorption
spectroscopy
investigations,
electrochemical
studies,
quantum
yield
measurements,
characterization
intermediates.
identified
off-the-cycle
intermediates
engage
light-regulated
equilibrium
with
reactive
radicals.
These
regulated
equilibriums
cooperate
control
overall
concentrations
radicals,
contributing
efficiency
process
facilitating
turnover
catalyst.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
60(6), P. 2849 - 2854
Published: Nov. 4, 2020
Abstract
A
metal‐
and
catalyst‐free
thiyl‐radical‐mediated
activation
of
alkanes
is
described.
Tetrafluoropyridinyl
disulfide
used
to
perform
thiolation
the
C−H
bonds
under
irradiation
with
400
nm
light‐emitting
diodes.
The
key
step
believed
proceed
via
hydrogen‐atom
abstraction
effected
by
fluorinated
thiyl
radical.
Secondary,
tertiary,
heteroatom‐substituted
can
be
involved
in
reaction.
resulting
sulfides
have
wide
potential
as
photoredox‐active
radical
precursors
reactions
alkenes
heteroarenes.