Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
20(47), P. 9330 - 9336
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
The
mechanism
for
the
photoredox
catalysed
synthesis
of
triazoloquinoxalinones
is
unveiled
by
DFT
calculations.
Predictive
chemistry
gives
recipe
substituents,
sterically
and
electronically,
can
fit
to
perform
reaction
at
room
temperature.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(22), P. 15013 - 15053
Published: Nov. 6, 2023
Methanol
is
a
fundamental
feedstock
and
widely
used
in
the
chemical
petroleum
industries.
It
can
serve
as
C1
source
to
make
variety
of
C–C
C–N
bond
formation
dehydrogenative
coupling
products,
which
have
important
applications
natural
products
drug
discovery.
A
high
hydrogen
content
(12.5
wt%)
methanol
makes
it
an
effective
H2
donor
for
transfer
hydrogenation
various
reducible
functional
groups.
plethora
transition
metal-based
processes
been
developed
using
methanol.
Notably,
recent
review
articles
focused
on
aspect
However,
more
updated
that
examines
challenges
both
C1-source
H2-source
organic
transformations
contributing
concept
economy
has
not
presented
yet.
This
Review
summarizes
(homogeneous,
heterogeneous,
photo-)
catalyst
system
C-,
N-,
O-methylation
ketones,
alcohols,
amides,
nitriles,
heterocyclic
compounds,
sulfones,
amines,
sulfonamides
direct
N-methylation
nitro
compounds
under
borrowing
strategy
N-formylation
amines
acceptorless
dehydrogenation
source.
also
covers
insights
into
reaction
mechanisms
role
carefully
selected
ligands
metal
catalysis
activation
incorporation
-CD3,
methylation
molecules.
Moreover,
describes
groups
such
aldehydes,
alkynes,
with
detail.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(27), P. 5788 - 5793
Published: June 27, 2024
Stereocontrolled
oxa-Michael
additions
are
challenging,
given
the
high
reversibility
of
process,
which
ultimately
leads
to
racemization
newly
formed
stereocenters.
When
iron-catalyzed
borrowing
hydrogen
from
allylic
alcohols
was
combined
with
a
stereocontrolled
organocatalytic
addition,
wide
array
chiral
tetrahydropyrans
were
efficiently
prepared.
The
reaction
could
be
performed
in
diastereoselective
manner
pre-existing
stereocenters
or
enantioselectively
achiral
substrates.
key
success
reactivity
iron
complex,
selective
for
alcohol
dehydrogenation
and
irreversibly
led
final
product.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(10), P. 7795 - 7805
Published: May 6, 2024
Discovering
active,
cheap
iron
complexes
for
eco-compatible
borrowing
hydrogen
transformations
constitutes
a
real
challenge.
In
this
context,
we
developed
family
of
isonitrile-substituted
cyclopentadienone
complexes.
They
were
successfully
applied
in
traditional
amine
alkylation
with
alcohols
and,
notably,
the
development
photoactivated
multicatalytic
enantioselective
allylic
alcohol
functionalization.
Of
importance,
catalyst
showing
greater
activity
under
photoirradiation
differs
from
one
most
active
conventional
using
chemical
activation.
This
underscores
importance
incorporating
isonitrile
ligands
readily
customizable
manner,
resulting
catalysts
complementary
reactivities.
The
characterization
their
physical
properties
was
complemented
by
density
functional
theory
calculations
to
enhance
our
understanding
behavior.
Given
distinctive
disclosed
catalysts,
application
is
poised
pave
way
exploring
challenging
reactivities
related
catalytic
processes.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(14), P. 8161 - 8203
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
strategic
installation
of
the
“magic
methyl”
group
has
become
highly
desirable
for
drug
discovery.
This
review
summarized
recent
photochemical
and
electrochemical
strategies
in
installing
methyl
group.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(15)
Published: Jan. 17, 2024
Abstract
Chemodivergent
(de)hydrogenative
coupling
of
primary
and
secondary
alcohols
is
achieved
utilizing
an
inexpensive
nickel
catalyst,
(6‐OH‐bpy)NiCl
2
.
This
protocol
demonstrates
the
synthesis
branched
carbonyl
compounds,
α
,
‐disubstituted
ketones,
‐substituted
chalcones
via
borrowing
hydrogen
strategy
acceptorless
dehydrogenative
coupling,
respectively.
A
wide
range
aryl‐based
are
coupled
with
various
in
this
tandem
dehydrogenation/hydrogenation
reaction.
The
along
KO
t
Bu
or
K
CO
3
governed
selectivity
for
formation
saturated
ketones
chalcones.
preliminary
mechanistic
investigation
confirms
reversible
dehydrogenation
to
carbonyls
metal‐ligand
cooperation
(MLC)
involvement
radical
intermediates
during