The Chemical Record,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 27, 2024
Carbohydrates
are
natural,
renewable,
chemical
compounds
that
play
crucial
roles
in
biological
systems.
Thus,
efficient
and
stereoselective
glycosylation
is
an
urgent
task
for
the
preparation
of
pure
structurally
well-defined
carbohydrates.
Photoredox
catalysis
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
carbohydrate
chemistry,
providing
alternative
addressing
some
challenges
glycochemistry.
Over
last
few
decades,
Ir-
Ru-based
organometallic
photocatalysts
have
attracted
significant
interest
because
their
high
stability,
high-energy
triplet
state,
strong
visible-light
absorption,
long
luminescence
lifetime,
amenability
to
ligand
modification.
This
review
highlights
recent
progress
photocatalyst-promoted
synthesis
modification
carbohydrates
under
photoirradiation,
well
related
benefits
drawbacks.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
383(6689), P. 1350 - 1357
Published: March 21, 2024
Alcohols
represent
a
functional
group
class
with
unparalleled
abundance
and
structural
diversity.
In
an
era
of
chemical
synthesis
that
prioritizes
reducing
time
to
target
maximizing
exploration
space,
harnessing
these
building
blocks
for
carbon-carbon
bond-forming
reactions
is
key
goal
in
organic
chemistry.
particular,
leveraging
single
activation
mode
form
new
C(sp
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(12), P. 7942 - 7949
Published: March 12, 2024
Here
we
report
the
design
of
a
general,
redox-switchable
organophosphorus
alkyl
radical
trap
that
enables
synthesis
broad
range
C(sp3)–P(V)
modalities.
This
"plug-and-play"
approach
relies
upon
in
situ
activation
alcohols
and
O═P(R2)H
motifs,
two
broadly
available
inexpensive
sources
molecular
complexity.
The
mild,
photocatalytic
deoxygenative
strategy
described
herein
allows
for
direct
conversion
sugars,
nucleosides,
complex
pharmaceutical
architectures
to
their
analogs.
includes
facile
incorporation
medicinally
relevant
phosphonate
ester
prodrugs.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(18), P. 5278 - 5305
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
summarizes
the
latest
methodological
advances
in
photocatalytic
C(sp
3
)–H
functionalization,
with
a
particular
emphasis
on
formation
of
C–P,
C–B,
C–S
bonds,
etc
.,
and
some
prominent
efforts
asymmetric
C–H
functionalization.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(17), P. 13451 - 13496
Published: Aug. 26, 2024
Alcohols
are
abundant
with
versatile
structural
variety
and
have
ample
use
as
pivotal
functional
groups
in
numerous
organic
processes.
Because
of
their
frequent
occurrence
enumerable
natural
products,
bioactive
molecules,
medicinal
components,
alcohol
functionalities
provide
a
promising
scope
research
to
advance
the
operational
diversity
for
improving
clinical
success.
Recent
years
witnessed
design
modern
C–C
C–heteroatom
bond-forming
approaches
easily
accessible
commercially
available
unactivated
aliphatic
alcohols
native
adaptive
sp3
handles,
hence
offering
groundbreaking
transformative
pathways
functionalization
complex
molecular
architectures.
The
judicial
application
appropriate
activating
generate
alkyl
radical
from
through
C–O
bond
fragmentation
employ
it
potential
alkylating
agent
unfolds
unique
synthetic
strategies,
thereby
replacing
obvious
requirement
halides.
This
review
elaborately
discusses
recent
trends
regarding
using
C(sp3)-centered
various
chemical
transformations
by
exploiting
different
activation
modes
disrupter
under
photoredox
catalysis.
presentation
is
organized
nature
scaffolds,
kind
formation,
progress
achieved
this
domain
since
original
discovery
providing
illustrative
examples
mechanistic
details,
focus
on
difficulties
future
prospects.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Synthetic
protein/peptide
modification
is
a
powerful
strategy
for
the
development
of
new
therapeutics
and
tools
chemical
biology.
Accordingly,
synthetic
variant
biological
tyrosine
phosphorylation,
cornerstone
post-translational
landscape,
could
find
widespread
application
in
study
this
fundamental
biochemical
signal.
This
work
describes
mechanistically
novel,
redox-neutral,
photocatalytic
phosphorylation
reaction
via
radical
Arbuzov-type
mechanism.
The
proceeds
with
good
selectivity
di-,
tri-,
oligopeptides
under
mild
conditions
near
neutral
pH,
tolerating
potentially
problematic
functionality.
As
first
reaction,
represents
major
advance
toward
goal
phosphorylation.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: April 16, 2025
Brønsted
base-mediated
[1,2]-phospha-Brook
rearrangements
have
garnered
considerable
attention
for
developing
new
methodologies
and
efficiently
constructing
complex
molecular
structures.
However,
the
strict
reliance
on
pentavalent
phosphonates
imposes
strong
limitations
reaction
types,
mechanistic
constraint
also
excludes
involvement
of
trivalent
phosphine
in
same
pathway.
In
this
study,
we
employ
Lewis
acid
rather
than
base
to
shift
charge
transfer
from
previous
O-P-C
direction
a
P-C-O
process.
This
orthogonal
approach
can
undergo
unprecedented
C-O
bond
cleavage
instead
traditional
C-P
splitting
enables
deoxygenative
phosphorylation
carbonyl
compounds
under
metal-free
conditions
rapid
access
various
tertiary
oxides.
The
demonstrates
excellent
substrate
scope,
remarkable
functional
group
compatibility,
operational
simplicity,
offering
significantly
enhanced
atom-economy
compared
strategies.
Additionally,
detailed
studies
reveal
an
unusual
oxygen
atom
crossover
clearly
elucidate
mechanism
acid-mediated
phospha-Brook
rearrangement.
These
insights
further
deepen
understanding
phosphorus
chemistry
pave
way
design
related
reactions.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(17), P. 4882 - 4894
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
focuses
on
the
synthesis
of
C–P
bonds
using
carbon-centered
radicals
with
phosphorous
compounds
different
valence
states
(P
III
,
P
V
4
)
under
photocatalysis.
Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
385(6716), P. 1471 - 1477
Published: Sept. 26, 2024
The
excitation
of
carbonyl
compounds
by
light
to
generate
radical
intermediates
has
historically
been
restricted
ketones
and
aldehydes;
carboxylic
acids
have
overlooked
because
high
energy
requirements
low
quantum
efficiency.
A
successful
activation
strategy
would
necessitate
a
bathochromic
shift
in
the
absorbance
profile,
an
increase
triplet
diradical
lifetime,
ease
further
functionalization.
We
present
single-flask
transformation
acyl
phosphonates
that
can
access
synthetically
useful
diradicals
under
visible
or
near-ultraviolet
irradiation.
use
phosphorus
circumvents
unproductive
Norrish
type
I
processes,
promoting
selectivity
enables
hydrogen-atom
transfer
reactivity.
Use
this
promotes
efficient
scaffold
remodeling
through
various
annulation,
contraction,
expansion
manifolds.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(16), P. 4502 - 4507
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
photoinduced
formal
deformylative
phosphonylation
utilizing
easily
available
aldehydes
was
established,
providing
a
practical
synthetic
route
to
alkylphosphonates
from
aliphatic
aldehydes.
Advanced Agrochem,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(1), P. 13 - 29
Published: July 27, 2024
Organophosphate
analogues
are
commonly
occurring
structural
features
that
widely
present
in
numerous
natural
substances,
biologically
active
molecules
and
modern
pharmaceutical
compounds.
The
development
of
efficient
strategies
for
the
preparation
these
is
still
attractive
but
challenging
organophosphorus
chemistry.
In
order
to
fill
this
gap,
different
new
routes
have
been
discovered
including
direct
phosphonylation
alkyl
radicals,
indirect
Arbuzov
radicals
nucleopilic
phosphorus.
short
review,
we
attempted
summarize
recent
developments
synthesis
phosphonates
facilitate
green
pharmacological
by
emphasizing
their
variety
products,
specificity
relevance,
providing
underlying
mechanistic
rationale
whenever
it
possible.
We
aim
provide
readers
with
a
comprehensive
understanding
current
state
field
contribute
future
research.