Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Photocatalytic
chemical
transformations
for
green
organic
synthesis
has
attracted
much
interest.
However,
their
development
is
greatly
hampered
by
the
lack
of
sufficient
reactive
sites
on
photocatalyst
surface
adsorption
and
activation
substrate
molecules.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
that
introduction
well-defined
Lewis
Brønsted
acid
coexisting
TiO2
(SO4
2-/N-TiO2)
creates
abundant
active
photoredox
reactions.
The
electron-deficient
supply
coordinatively
unsaturated
to
adsorb
molecular
oxygen,
are
liable
donate
protons
form
hydrogen
bonds
with
OH
groups
alcohols
like
benzyl
alcohol
(BA).
These
coexistent
result
in
a
strong
synergistic
effect
photocatalytic
aerobic
oxidation
BA.
For
example,
conversion
BA
benzaldehyde
was
found
be
88.6
%,
being
higher
than
those
pristine
(14.7
%),
N-doped
(N-TiO2,
24.6
sulfated
2-/
TiO2,
35.4
even
sum.
apparent
quantum
efficiency
(AQE)
determined
58.1
%
at
365
nm
12.9
420
over
SO4
2-/N-TiO2.
This
strategy
create
effective
acids
catalyst
surfaces
enables
us
apply
it
other
semiconducting
transformations.
Dalton Transactions,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
article
discusses
fundamentals
of
electrochemical
water
oxidation
catalysts
based
on
transition
metal
complexes
under
acidic
conditions,
focusing
their
design
strategies
and
challenges.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(39), P. 21189 - 21196
Published: Sept. 20, 2023
The
coupling
of
carboxylic
acids
and
amines
to
form
amide
linkages
is
the
most
commonly
performed
reaction
in
pharmaceutical
industry.
Herein,
we
report
a
new
strategy
that
merges
these
traditional
partners
generate
sulfonamides,
important
bioisosteres.
This
method
leverages
copper
ligand-to-metal
charge
transfer
(LMCT)
convert
aromatic
sulfonyl
chlorides,
followed
by
one-pot
amination
corresponding
sulfonamide.
process
requires
no
prefunctionalization
native
acid
or
amine
extends
diverse
set
aryl,
heteroaryl,
s-rich
aliphatic
substrates.
Further,
extend
this
synthesis
(hetero)aryl
fluorides,
which
have
found
utility
as
"click"
handles
chemical
probes
programmable
bifunctional
reagents.
Finally,
demonstrate
protocols
analogue
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(39), P. 21623 - 21629
Published: Sept. 22, 2023
sulfinamides,
sulfonamides,
and
sulfonimidamides
are
in-demand
motifs
in
medicinal
chemistry,
yet
methods
for
the
synthesis
of
alkyl
variants
that
start
from
simple,
readily
available
feedstocks
scarce.
In
addition,
bespoke
syntheses
each
class
molecules
usually
needed.
this
report,
we
detail
these
three
distinct
sulfur
functional
groups,
using
structurally
diverse
carboxylic
acids
as
starting
materials.
The
method
harnesses
radical
generation
acridine
photocatalysts
400
nm
light
with
subsequent
addition
to
sulfinylamine
reagents,
delivering
sulfinamide
products.
Using
N-alkoxy
reagent
t-BuO-NSO
trap
provides
common
intermediates,
which
can
be
converted
a
divergent
manner
either
sulfonamides
or
sulfonimidamides,
by
treatment
sodium
hydroxide,
an
amine,
respectively.
reactions
scalable,
tolerate
broad
range
used
diversification
complex
biologically
active
compounds.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(30)
Published: May 18, 2023
The
rapid
preparation
of
complex
three-dimensional
(3D)
heterocyclic
scaffolds
is
a
key
challenge
in
modern
medicinal
chemistry.
Despite
the
increased
probability
clinical
success
for
small
molecule
therapeutic
candidates
with
3D
complexity,
new
drug
targets
remain
dominated
by
flat
molecules
due
to
abundance
coupling
reactions
available
their
construction.
In
principle,
heteroarene
hydrofunctionalization
offer
an
opportunity
transform
readily
accessible
planar
into
more
three-dimensionally
analogs
through
introduction
single
molecular
vector.
Unfortunately,
dearomative
limited.
Herein,
we
report
strategy
enable
hydrocarboxylation
indoles
and
related
heterocycles.
This
reaction
represents
rare
example
that
meets
numerous
requirements
broad
implementation
discovery.
transformation
highly
chemoselective,
scope,
operationally
simple,
amenable
high-throughput
experimentation
(HTE).
Accordingly,
this
process
will
allow
existing
libraries
heteroaromatic
compounds
be
translated
diverse
exploration
classes
medicinally
relevant
molecules.
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
383(6680), P. 279 - 284
Published: Dec. 14, 2023
Molecular
Ag(II)
complexes
are
superoxidizing
photoredox
catalysts
capable
of
generating
radicals
from
redox-reticent
substrates.
In
this
work,
we
exploited
the
electrophilicity
centers
in
[Ag(bpy)
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(49), P. 26774 - 26782
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
Direct
decarboxylative
alkenylation
of
widely
available
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids
with
vinyl
halides
for
the
synthesis
alkenes
all
substitution
patterns
has
been
accomplished
by
means
Ce/Ni
dual
transition
metal
electrocatalysis.
The
reactions
employ
alkyl
as
limiting
reagents
and
exhibit
a
broad
scope
respect
to
both
coupling
partners.
Notably,
simple
primary
could
be
readily
engaged
carbon-centered
radical
precursors
in
reaction.
This
new
protocol
successfully
demonstrated
direct
modification
naturally
occurring
complex
is
amenable
enantioselective
arylacetic
acid.
Mechanistic
studies,
including
series
controlled
experiments
cyclic
voltammetry
data,
allow
us
probe
key
intermediates
pathway
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(19), P. 4764 - 4773
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
photo-induced
iron-catalyzed
strategy
that
facilitates
the
transformation
of
carboxylic
acids
and
hydrocarbons
into
thioethers
sulfoxides
is
herein
reported.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(2), P. 498 - 502
Published: Jan. 9, 2024
The
convenient
and
precise
preparation
of
N,N′-diarylhydrazides,
especially
from
readily
available
raw
materials,
remains
highly
challenging.
Here,
a
photoredox
catalytic
phosphine-mediated
deoxygenative
hydroacylation
azobenzenes
with
abundant
carboxylic
acids
has
been
developed.
With
Ir[dF(CF3)ppy]2(dtbbpy)PF6
as
the
photocatalyst,
reactions
proceeded
smoothly
in
presence
PPh3
under
visible
light
irradiation,
delivering
various
N,N′-diarylhydrazides
up
to
92%
yields.
Mechanistic
studies
revealed
that
reaction
proceeds
via
catalysis
phosphoranyl-radical-mediated
C–O
bond
cleavage
acids.