ChemPhotoChem,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(4)
Published: Nov. 27, 2023
Abstract
Nitroarenes
are
usually
excited
to
form
photoexcited
species
in
light‐induced
reactions
due
their
unique
properties,
leading
the
development
of
numerous
related
catalyst‐free
photo‐induced
encompassing
diverse
reaction
types
and
key
intermediates.
This
review
aims
summarize
progress
involving
nitroarenes
offers
a
brief
overview
future
directions
this
field.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(3), P. 1678 - 1685
Published: Jan. 13, 2023
We
report
a
photoinduced
iron/copper
dual-catalytic
strategy
for
the
radical
decarboxylation
functionalization
of
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids.
The
ligand-to-iron
charge
transfer
process
under
light
was
initially
occurred
to
generate
an
unstabilized
alkyl
radical,
and
copper
catalyst
delivered
enabled
subsequent
coupling
reactions
form
C–N
or
C–C
bonds.
By
merging
iron-catalyzed
with
catalysis,
this
system
allows
smooth
conversion
wide
range
acids
amination,
decarboxylative
dehydrogenation,
alkylation
efficiently.
A
variety
complex
drug
natural
molecules
is
applicable,
suggesting
that
would
facilitate
rapid
compound
library
synthesis
benefit
discovery
pharmaceutical
agents.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(45), P. 13611 - 13616
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Sulfoximines
are
synthetically
important
scaffolds
and
serve
roles
in
drug
discovery.
Currently,
there
is
no
solution
to
decarboxylative
sulfoximination
of
benzoic
acids;
although
thoroughly
investigated,
limited
substrate
scope
harsh
reaction
conditions
still
hold
back
traditional
thermal
aromatic
functionalization.
Herein,
we
realize
the
first
acids
via
photo-induced
ligand
copper
charge
transfer
(copper-LMCT)-enabled
carbometalation.
The
transformation
proceeds
under
mild
conditions,
has
a
broad
scope,
can
be
applied
late-stage
functionalization
complex
small
molecules.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(12), P. 2381 - 2386
Published: March 15, 2024
Organic
sulfones
are
an
important
class
of
chemical
compounds
widely
used
in
many
research
fields.
The
direct
decarboxylative
sulfonylation
carboxylic
acids
is
attractive
but
challenging,
particularly
when
iron
as
a
metal
catalyst.
Herein,
we
describe
photoinduced
iron-catalytic
method
for
the
synthesis
directly
using
via
radical-based
decarboxylation.
This
protocol
mild,
highly
efficient,
and
easy-to-operate.
A
broad
scope
carbon
electrophiles
could
be
well
tolerated.
mechanism
involving
iron-catalyzed
decarboxylation,
radical
transfer,
single-electron
reduction,
nucleophilic
attack
proposed.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(9), P. 2638 - 2664
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
describes
the
recent
advances
in
different
reaction
types
and
catalytic
systems
for
construction
of
C–NAr
S–NAr
bonds
by
nitroaromatic
reductive
cross-coupling.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(19), P. 2771 - 2774
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
direct
dehydrogenative
amidation
reaction
of
aldehydes
and
amines
under
a
visible
light
mediated
ligand-to-metal
charge
transfer
(LMCT)
process
was
described.
In
this
protocol,
aldehyde
substrates
were
activated
by
photoinduced
hydrogen
atom
abstraction
(HAA),
generating
acyl
chloride
intermediates
followed
nucleophilic
addition
amines.
The
synthetic
method
furnishes
good
functional
group
tolerance
broad
substrate
scope
toward
both
aliphatic
aromatic
components.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(1), P. 416 - 420
Published: Dec. 31, 2023
A
reductive
amidation
of
triazine
esters
with
nitroarenes
by
using
cheap
iron
as
a
reducing
metal
in
the
presence
TMSCl
DMF
was
developed.
The
reactions
proceeded
efficiently
under
transition
metal-free
conditions
to
give
corresponding
amides
moderate
good
yields
functional
group
compatibility.
Preliminary
mechanistic
investigations
indicated
that
nitrosobenzene,
N-phenyl
hydroxylamine,
azoxybenzene,
azobenzene,
aniline,
and
N-arylformamide
possibly
served
intermediates
reaction.
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
366(7), P. 1595 - 1605
Published: Feb. 3, 2024
Abstract
Herein,
we
present
a
photoinduced
deconstructive
alkoxyamination
of
alkyl
alcohols
catalyzed
by
iron
salts.
This
transformation
involves
the
initiation
alkoxy
radicals
through
chlorine
radical‐induced
radical
formation,
followed
β
‐scission
and
trapping
resulting
carbon
with
2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidin‐1‐yl
(TEMPO).
reaction
exhibits
broad
substrate
scope
(40
examples),
including
primary
secondary
that
are
prone
to
oxidation
combination
TEMPO
iron.
Mechanistic
investigations
have
revealed
enhanced
coordination
chloride
ion
center
inhibits
OH
process,
thereby
enabling
tolerance
alcohols.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(24), P. 4592 - 4597
Published: June 12, 2023
A
fully
catalytic
nickel-photoredox
process
for
the
direct
amidation
of
aldehydes
with
nitroarenes
was
developed.
In
this
system,
and
were
catalytically
activated
by
photocatalytic
cycle
without
addition
an
additional
reductant
or
oxidants,
which
facilitated
Ni-mediated
cross-coupling
C-N
bond
under
mild
conditions.
preliminary
mechanistic
study
indicates
a
reaction
pathway
in
nitrobenzene
is
directly
reduced
to
aniline
as
nitrogen
source.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(14), P. 5735 - 5740
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
An
unprecedented
straightforward
reductive
amidation
of
chloroalkanes
with
nitroarenes
was
readily
accomplished
by
merging
iron
catalysis
visible-light
photoredox
catalysis.