Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: July 22, 2024
Abstract
Polymer
materials
suffer
mechano-oxidative
deterioration
or
degradation
in
the
presence
of
molecular
oxygen
and
mechanical
forces.
In
contrast,
aerobic
biological
activities
combined
with
stimulus
promote
tissue
regeneration
repair
various
organs.
A
synthetic
approach
which
energy
synergistically
initiate
polymerization
will
afford
similar
robustness
polymeric
materials.
Herein,
mechanochemical
reversible-deactivation
radical
was
developed
by
design
an
organic
mechano-labile
initiator
converts
into
activators
response
to
ball
milling,
enabling
reaction
proceed
air
low-energy
input,
operative
simplicity,
avoidance
potentially
harmful
solvents.
addition,
this
not
only
complements
existing
methods
access
well-defined
polymers
but
also
has
been
successfully
employed
for
controlled
(meth)acrylates,
styrenic
monomers
solid
acrylamides
as
well
synthesis
polymer/perovskite
hybrids
without
solvent
at
room
temperature
are
inaccessible
other
means.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(13), P. 7600 - 7611
Published: March 23, 2023
Catalytic
C(sp3)-H
functionalization
has
provided
enormous
opportunities
to
construct
organic
molecules,
facilitating
the
derivatization
of
complex
pharmaceutical
compounds.
Within
this
framework,
direct
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
photocatalysis
becomes
an
appealing
approach
goal.
However,
viable
substrates
utilized
in
these
protocols
are
limited,
and
site
selectivity
shows
preference
activated
thermodynamically
favored
bonds.
Herein,
we
describe
development
undirected
iron-catalyzed
borylation,
thiolation,
sulfinylation
reactions
enabled
by
photoinduced
ligand-to-metal
charge
(LMCT)
process.
These
exhibit
remarkably
broad
substrate
scope
(>150
examples
total),
most
importantly,
all
three
show
unconventional
regioselectivity,
with
occurrence
preferentially
at
distal
methyl
position.
The
procedures
operationally
simple
readily
scalable
provide
access
high-value
products
from
hydrocarbons
one
step.
Mechanistic
studies
control
experiments
indicate
that
afforded
is
not
only
relevant
HAT
species
but
also
largely
affected
use
boron-
sulfone-based
radical
acceptors.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(25), P. 6841 - 6859
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
selective
functionalization
of
alkanes
has
long
been
recognized
as
a
prominent
challenge
and
an
arduous
task
in
organic
synthesis.
Hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
processes
enable
the
direct
generation
reactive
alkyl
radicals
from
feedstock
have
successfully
employed
industrial
applications
such
methane
chlorination
process,
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
382(6669), P. 458 - 464
Published: Oct. 26, 2023
Stereochemical
enrichment
of
a
racemic
mixture
by
deracemization
must
overcome
unfavorable
entropic
effects
as
well
the
principle
microscopic
reversibility;
recently,
photochemical
reaction
pathways
unveiled
energetic
input
light
have
led
to
innovations
toward
this
end,
most
often
ablation
stereogenic
C(sp3)-H
bond.
We
report
photochemically
driven
protocol
in
which
single
chiral
catalyst
two
mechanistically
different
steps,
C-C
bond
cleavage
and
formation,
achieve
multiplicative
enhancement
stereoinduction,
leads
high
levels
stereoselectivity.
Ligand-to-metal
charge
transfer
excitation
titanium
coordinated
phosphoric
acid
or
bisoxazoline
efficiently
enriches
alcohols
that
feature
adjacent
fully
substituted
centers
enantiomeric
ratios
up
99:1.
Mechanistic
investigations
support
pathway
sequential
radical-mediated
scission
formation
through
common
prochiral
intermediate
reveal
that,
although
overall
stereoenrichment
is
high,
selectivity
each
individual
step
moderate.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
345, P. 118861 - 118861
Published: Aug. 29, 2023
Disinfection
and
decontamination
of
water
by
application
oxidisers
is
an
essential
treatment
step
across
numerous
industrial
sectors
including
potable
supply
industry
waste
management,
however,
could
be
greatly
enhanced
if
operated
as
advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs).
AOPs
destroy
contaminants
pathogens
uniquely
harnessing
radical
chemistry.
Despite
offer
great
practical
opportunities,
no
reviews
to
date
have
highlighted
the
critical
AOP
virtues
that
facilitate
AOPs'
scale
up
under
growing
demand.
Hence,
this
review
analyses
parameters
such
oxidant
conversion
efficiency,
batch
mode
vs
continuous-flow
systems,
location
production,
delivery
micro-/mesoporous
structures
process
costs
assist
translation
progressing
developments
into
their
large-scale
applications.
Additionally,
state
art
analysed
for
various
inducing
radical/oxidiser
measurement
techniques
half-lives
with
a
view
identify
radicals/oxidisers
are
suitable
in-situ
production.
It
concluded
radicals
short
hydroxyl
(10-4
μsec)
sulfate
(30-40
need
produced
via
reactors
effective
transport
dosing.
Meanwhile,
longer
ozone
(7-10
min),
hydrogen
peroxide
(stable
several
hours),
hypochlorous
acid
(10
min
-17
h)
applied
through
reactor
systems
due
relatively
stability
during
transportation
Complex
costly
synthesis
well
cytotoxicity
many
limit
use
in
scaling
AOPs,
particularly
immobilising
delivering
short-lived
point
Overall,
using
safe
biocompatible
structures,
efficiency
design
portability
priority
areas
development
industry.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
The
addition
of
carbon-centered
radicals
to
double
bonds
is
one
the
most
atom-efficient
approaches
formation
new
C-C
or
C-heteroatom
bonds.
Existing
for
generation
often
require
elevated
temperatures,
UV
radiation
expensive
transition
metal
catalysts.
In
this
work,
a
photocatalytic
system
based
on
heterogeneous
TiO2
catalyst
and
redox
organocatalyst
N-hydroxyphthalimide
proposed
from
C(sp3)-H
substrates
aldehydes
at
room
temperature
under
visible
light
irradiation.
developed
approach
was
successfully
applied
ethers,
alkylarenes
azodicarboxylates.
Titanium
oxide
acts
as
photocatalyst,
producing
phthalimide-N-oxyl
N-hydroxyphthalimide,
thereby
enabling
organocatalytic
process
in
solution.
Phthalimide-N-oxyl
act
catalytically
active
species
that
cleave
C-H
form
radicals.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(28), P. 15207 - 15217
Published: July 6, 2023
Borylations
of
inert
carbon-hydrogen
bonds
are
highly
useful
for
transforming
feedstock
chemicals
into
versatile
organoboron
reagents.
Catalysis
these
reactions
has
historically
relied
on
precious-metal
complexes,
which
promote
dehydrogenative
borylations
with
diboron
reagents
under
oxidant-free
conditions.
Recently,
photoinduced
radical-mediated
involving
hydrogen
atom
transfer
pathways
have
emerged
as
attractive
alternatives
because
they
provide
complimentary
regioselectivities
and
proceed
metal-free
However,
net
oxidative
processes
require
stoichiometric
oxidants
therefore
cannot
compete
the
high
economy
their
precious-metal-catalyzed
counterparts.
Herein,
we
report
that
CuCl2
catalyzes
radical-mediated,
C(sp3)-H
alkanes
bis(catecholato)diboron
This
is
a
result
an
unexpected
dual
role
copper
catalyst,
promotes
oxidation
reagent
to
generate
electrophilic
bis-boryloxide
acts
effective
borylating
agent
in
subsequent
redox-neutral
photocatalytic
C-H
borylations.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Oct. 16, 2023
Organoboron
compounds
are
of
high
significance
in
organic
synthesis
due
to
the
unique
versatility
boryl
substituents
access
further
modifications.
The
demand
for
incorporation
moieties
into
molecular
structures
has
witnessed
significant
progress,
particularly
C(sp3)-H
borylation
hydrocarbons.
Taking
advantage
special
characteristics
photo/electrochemistry,
we
herein
describe
development
an
oxidative
reaction
under
metal-
and
oxidant-free
conditions,
enabled
by
photoelectrochemical
strategy.
exhibits
broad
substrate
scope
(>57
examples),
includes
use
simple
alkanes,
halides,
silanes,
ketones,
esters
nitriles
as
viable
substrates.
Notably,
unconventional
regioselectivity
is
achieved,
with
coupling
site
selectively
located
distal
methyl
group.
Our
method
operationally
easily
scalable,
offers
a
feasible
approach
one-step
high-value
organoboron
building
blocks
from
hydrocarbons,
which
would
provide
ample
opportunities
drug
discovery.
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(24)
Published: Jan. 13, 2023
Abstract
In
contrast
to
the
rapid
growth
of
electrophotocatalysis
in
recent
years,
enantioselective
catalytic
reactions
powered
by
this
unique
methodology
remain
rare.
work,
we
report
an
electrophotochemical
metal‐catalyzed
protocol
for
direct
asymmetric
decarboxylative
cyanation
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids.
The
synergistic
merging
cerium
catalysis
and
electrochemical
copper
permits
mild
reaction
conditions
formation
utilization
key
carbon
centered
radicals
combining
power
light
electrical
energy.
Electrophotochemical
enables
radical
decarboxylation
produce
alkyl
radicals,
which
could
be
effectively
intercepted
construction
C−CN
bonds
a
highly
stereoselective
fashion.
This
environmentally
benign
method
smoothly
converts
diverse
array
arylacetic
acids
into
corresponding
nitriles
good
yields
enantioselectivities
without
using
chemical
oxidants
or
pre‐functionalization
acid
substrates
can
readily
scaled
up.