The
present
review
focuses
on
recent
progress
(2020–2024)
in
the
visible-light-driven
decarboxylative
cyclization
of
various
carboxylic
acid
derivatives
for
constructing
carbo-/heterocycles.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(12), P. 6600 - 6624
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Dearomatization
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
for
rapid
construction
of
3D
molecular
architectures
from
simple,
abundant,
and
planar
(hetero)arenes.
The
field
evolved
beyond
simple
dearomatization
driven
by
new
synthetic
technology
development.
With
the
renaissance
photocatalysis
expansion
activation
mode,
last
few
years
have
witnessed
impressive
developments
in
innovative
photochemical
methodologies,
enabling
skeletal
modifications
dearomatized
structures.
They
offer
truly
efficient
useful
tools
facile
highly
complex
structures,
which
are
viable
natural
product
synthesis
drug
discovery.
In
this
review,
we
aim
to
provide
mechanistically
insightful
overview
on
these
innovations
based
degree
alteration,
categorized
into
dearomative
functionalization
editing,
highlight
their
utilities.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
27(22)
Published: April 16, 2024
Abstract
In
this
study,
we
present
an
efficient
and
straightforward
dearomative
hydroalkylation
of
indoles.
By
utilizing
alkanes
or
ethers
as
alkyl
radical
sources
employing
TBADT
a
cost‐effective
photocatalyst
for
direct
hydrogen
atom
transfers
(HAT),
achieved
successful
conversion
these
heterocyclic
derivatives
into
2‐alkylindolines
with
good
to
excellent
yields
high
diastereoselectivity
under
mild
reaction
conditions.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: June 30, 2023
Abstract
Prenylated
and
reverse-prenylated
indolines
are
privileged
scaffolds
in
numerous
naturally
occurring
indole
alkaloids
with
a
broad
spectrum
of
important
biological
properties.
Development
straightforward
stereoselective
methods
to
enable
the
synthesis
structurally
diverse
prenylated
indoline
derivatives
is
highly
desirable
challenging.
In
this
context,
most
direct
approaches
achieve
goal
generally
rely
on
transition-metal-catalyzed
dearomative
allylic
alkylation
electron-rich
indoles.
However,
electron-deficient
indoles
much
less
explored,
probably
due
their
diminished
nucleophilicity.
Herein,
photoredox-catalyzed
tandem
Giese
radical
addition/Ireland–Claisen
rearrangement
disclosed.
Diastereoselective
prenylation
reverse-prenylation
proceed
smoothly
under
mild
conditions.
An
array
tertiary
α-silylamines
as
precursors
readily
incorporated
2,3-disubstituted
high
functional
compatibility
excellent
diastereoselectivity
(>20:1
d.r.).
The
corresponding
transformations
secondary
provide
biologically
lactam-fused
one-pot
synthesis.
Subsequently,
plausible
photoredox
pathway
proposed
based
control
experiments.
preliminary
bioactivity
study
reveals
potential
anticancer
property
these
appealing
indolines.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(10), P. 1689 - 1694
Published: March 3, 2023
A
halogen-atom
transfer
(XAT)
strategy
utilizing
α-aminoalkyl
radicals
allows
the
generation
of
aryl
at
room
temperature,
which
is
applied
for
intramolecular
cyclization
reactions
en
route
to
biologically
relevant
alkaloids.
Starting
from
simple
halogen-substituted
benzamides
under
visible
light
irradiation
in
presence
an
organophotocatalyst
(4CzIPN)
and
nBu3N
modular
construction
phenanthridinone
core,
gives
facile
access
drug
analogs
alkaloids,
e.g.,
Amaryllidaceae
family.
The
reaction
pathway
most
likely
involves
a
quantum
mechanical
tunneling
enabled
event
achieve
aromatization-halogen-atom
transfer.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16, P. 100192 - 100192
Published: June 16, 2023
The
reactions
involving
aryl
radicals
is
an
efficient
strategy
for
the
synthesis
of
a
wide
variety
important
molecules.
We
have
highlighted
here
recent
developments
on
generation
from
various
substrates
by
visible
light
mediated
photocatalysis
and
their
with
different
to
produce
library
arylated
het-arylated
compounds.
These
are
performed
at
room
temperature
using
LED
bulbs.
Thus,
this
green
less
energy.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
27(4), P. 1018 - 1023
Published: Jan. 21, 2025
A
photoacid-catalyzed
method
for
esterification
is
proposed
wherein
eosin
Y
introduced
as
a
photoacid
and
photoredox
catalyst
that
can
be
activated
with
visible
light
catalyze
the
of
carboxylic
acids.
The
strategy
presented
here
revealed
proton-coupled
electron
transfer
(PCET)
between
acid
might
facilitate
formation
transient
ketyl
radical.
This
radical
would
subsequently
undergo
single
then
couple
alkyl
alcohols,
yielding
esters
in
good
to
excellent
yields.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 9, 2025
Herein,
we
present
a
novel
electrochemically
driven
nickel-catalyzed
Heck
reaction
of
readily
available
N-arylacrylindoles
for
the
construction
both
7-arylindolines
and
2-arylindolines.
The
proceeds
in
an
undivided
electrochemical
cell
employs
sacrificial
zinc
anode
as
reductant.
This
catalytic
protocol
features
consecutive
electroreductive
process
under
exceedingly
mild
conditions,
with
moderate
yields.
Detailed
mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
involves
domino
sequence
intramolecular
arylation
selective
C-C
or
C-O
bond
cleavage,
which
could
be
accomplished
by
aryl
migration
carbethoxy
removal.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
25(48), P. 8677 - 8682
Published: Nov. 23, 2023
Pyrroloindoline
is
a
privileged
heterocyclic
motif
that
widely
present
in
many
natural
products
and
pharmaceutical
compounds.
Herein,
we
report
an
amidyl
radical-mediated
dearomatization
for
synthesizing
series
of
pyrroloindolines
via
N-heterocyclic
carbene
catalysis.
In
this
organocatalytic
process,
the
Breslow
enolate
served
as
both
single
electron
donor
acyl
radical
equivalent
to
assemble
C3a-acyl
with
broad
substrate
scope.
Sequential
reduction
indole
derivatives
provided
analogues
(±)-desoxyeseroline,
which
exhibited
potential
anticancer
activity.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
42(11), P. 1203 - 1208
Published: Feb. 6, 2024
Comprehensive
Summary
Herein,
we
report
an
efficient
and
practical
protocol
for
the
photoinduced
dehalocyclization
of
ortho
‐halophenylacrylamides
with
formate
by
engagement
a
CO
2
radical
anion
to
access
substituted
oxindoles.
This
method
proceeds
smoothly
under
mild
conditions
exhibits
wide
range
substrate
as
well
remarkable
functional
group
compatibility.