Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(18), P. 4488 - 4515
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
highlights
the
recent
advances
in
radical
acylated
difunctionalization
of
unsaturated
carbon–carbon
bonds
and
focuses
on
mechanistic
insights
these
transformations.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(19), P. 11984 - 11999
Published: Sept. 19, 2022
Radical/radical
cross-coupling
reactions
represent
an
efficient
and
straightforward
approach
for
the
construction
of
chemical
bonds
accordingly
have
drawn
increasing
attention
over
past
decades.
In
order
to
achieve
synthetically
useful
transformations,
a
persistent
radical
should
be
coupled
with
transient
in
accordance
effect
(PRE).
However,
known
radicals
outnumber
by
far
types
free
radicals,
which
limits
widespread
application
PRE,
until
today.
Thus,
development
between
has
been
focus,
meanwhile
transition-metal
catalysis
successfully
implemented
artificially
prolong
lifetimes,
allowing
their
utilization
formal
radical/radical
cross-couplings.
Complementary
research
field
recently
uncovered
that
organocatalytically
generated
NHC-derived
ketyl
are
type
catalytically
radicals.
NHC-catalyzed
transformations
aldehydes
carboxylic
acid
derivatives
enabled
disclosure
ever-increasing
number
interesting
reactions,
different
from
traditional
ionic
processes,
offering
otherwise
inaccessible
activation
modes.
These
discoveries
opened
door
NHC
organocatalysis
manipulation
reactions.
Due
its
obvious
potential
synthetic
organic
chemistry,
it
is
timely
provide
perspective
on
this
emerging
field.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
60(48), P. 25252 - 25257
Published: Sept. 28, 2021
Cyclopropanes
are
an
important
class
of
building
blocks
in
organic
synthesis.
Herein,
a
ring-opening/arylcarboxylation/acylation
cascade
reaction
for
the
1,3-difunctionalization
aryl
cyclopropanes
enabled
by
cooperative
NHC
and
organophotoredox
catalysis
is
reported.
The
works
on
monosubstituted
that
contrast
to
heavily
investigated
donor-acceptor
more
challenging
be
difunctionalized.
key
step
radical/radical
cross
coupling
benzylic
radical
generated
photoredox
cycle
with
ketyl
from
cycle.
transformation
features
metal-free
conditions
tolerates
diverse
range
functionalities.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: May 23, 2022
The
carbene
and
photocatalyst
co-catalyzed
radical
coupling
of
acyl
electrophile
a
precursor
is
emerging
as
attractive
method
for
ketone
synthesis.
However,
previous
reports
mainly
limited
to
prefunctionalized
precursors
two-component
coupling.
Herein,
an
N-heterocyclic
catalyzed
decarboxylative
carboxylic
acids
imidazoles
disclosed,
in
which
the
are
directly
used
precursors.
could
also
be
generated
situ
by
reaction
acid
with
CDI
thus
furnishing
formally
two
acids.
In
addition,
successfully
extended
three-component
using
alkene
third
partner
via
relay
process.
mild
conditions,
operational
simplicity,
use
reacting
partners
make
our
powerful
strategy
construction
complex
ketones
from
readily
available
starting
materials,
late-stage
modification
natural
products
medicines.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(13), P. 7804 - 7810
Published: June 16, 2022
A
visible-light-driven
silyl
radical
generation
method
from
silylboronates
has
been
developed.
The
activation
of
with
a
catalytic
amount
mild
base
promoted
the
single-electron
oxidation
process
to
form
radicals.
Facile
single
electron
transfer
for
borate
readily
occurred
without
hydrogen
atom
hydrosilane
in
presence
various
photoredox
catalysts.
Combining
this
protocol
radical-mediated
N-heterocyclic
carbene
catalysis
enabled
acylsilylation
alkenes
via
relay
generation.
Furthermore,
recent
advanced
methods
synthesis
significantly
improved
utility
process.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 3169 - 3175
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
modulation
of
selectivity
highly
reactive
carbon
radical
cross-coupling
for
the
construction
C-C
bonds
represents
a
challenging
task
in
organic
chemistry.
N-Heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)
catalyzed
transformations
have
opened
new
avenue
acyl
With
this
method,
selective
an
with
alkyl
efficient
was
successfully
realized.
However,
reaction
radicals
vinyl
has
been
much
less
investigated.
We
herein
describe
NHC
and
visible
light-mediated
photoredox
co-catalyzed
1,4-sulfonylacylation
1,3-enynes,
providing
structurally
diversified
valuable
tetrasubstituted
allenyl
ketones.
Mechanistic
studies
indicated
that
ketyl
are
formed
from
aroyl
fluorides
via
oxidative
quenching
photocatalyst
excited
state,
generated
chemo-specific
sulfonyl
addition
to
finally,
key
provides
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(3), P. 1535 - 1541
Published: Jan. 10, 2023
Photoinduced
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
has
been
developed
as
a
powerful
tool
to
generate
synthetically
valuable
radical
species.
The
direct
photoexcitation
of
ketones
known
promote
HAT
or
acyl
radicals
through
Norrish-type
pathways,
but
these
modalities
remain
severely
limited
by
side
reactions.
We
report
herein
catalyst-
and
transition
metal-free
method
for
the
acylation
C-H
bonds
that
leverages
unique
properties
stable,
isolable
azolium
Specifically,
salts
are
shown
undergo
an
intermolecular
regioselective
upon
LED
irradiation
with
range
substrates
bearing
active
followed
C-C
bond
formation
afford
ketones.
Experimental
computational
studies
support
facile
intersystem
crossing
access
triplet
diradical
species
selective
radical-radical
cross-coupling.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(46), P. 13367 - 13383
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
summarizes
recent
advances
in
combining
photo-
and
N-heterocyclic
carbene
catalysis,
as
well
provides
an
outlook
on
future
opportunities
challenges.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 8270 - 8293
Published: May 13, 2024
As
one
of
the
most
important
key
intermediates,
NHC-bound
acylazolium-based
ionic
transformations
have
been
intensively
explored
in
past
two
decades.
With
expeditious
development
NHC-catalyzed
radical
recent
years,
acylazolium
chemistry
has
reached
another
level,
with
number
relevant
publications
increasing
significantly.
However,
a
summary
focused
on
acylations
NHC-derived
acyl
azoliums
classified
according
to
mechanistic
difference
not
reported.
Such
detailed
classification
and
deep
analysis
provide
opportunities
for
better
understanding
history
trend
this
field.
In
review,
reactions
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)-derived
are
systematically
introduced.
The
achievements
challenges
within
area
also
summarized
discussed
at
end.