ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
8(5), P. 3820 - 3824
Published: March 9, 2018
A
ruthenium-catalyzed
electrochemical
dehydrogenative
annulation
reaction
of
aniline
derivatives
and
alkynes
has
been
developed
for
the
synthesis
indoles.
Electric
current
is
used
to
recycle
active
ruthenium-based
catalyst
promote
H2
evolution.
The
electrolysis
operationally
convenient
as
it
employs
a
simple
undivided
cell,
proceeds
efficiently
in
an
aqueous
solution,
insensitive
air.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
119(4), P. 2192 - 2452
Published: Nov. 27, 2018
C–H
activation
has
surfaced
as
an
increasingly
powerful
tool
for
molecular
sciences,
with
notable
applications
to
material
crop
protection,
drug
discovery,
and
pharmaceutical
industries,
among
others.
Despite
major
advances,
the
vast
majority
of
these
functionalizations
required
precious
4d
or
5d
transition
metal
catalysts.
Given
cost-effective
sustainable
nature
earth-abundant
first
row
metals,
development
less
toxic,
inexpensive
3d
catalysts
gained
considerable
recent
momentum
a
significantly
more
environmentally-benign
economically-attractive
alternative.
Herein,
we
provide
comprehensive
overview
on
until
summer
2018.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
47(15), P. 5786 - 5865
Published: Jan. 1, 2018
This
review
provides
an
overview
of
the
use
electrochemistry
as
appealing
platform
for
expediting
carbon–hydrogen
functionalization
and
carbon–nitrogen
bond
formation.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
120(3), P. 1788 - 1887
Published: Jan. 6, 2020
During
the
past
decades,
synthetic
organic
chemistry
discovered
that
directing
group
assisted
C–H
activation
is
a
key
tool
for
expedient
and
siteselective
construction
of
C–C
bonds.
Among
various
strategies,
bidentate
groups
are
now
recognized
as
one
most
efficient
devices
selective
functionalization
certain
positions
due
to
fact
its
metal
center
permits
fine,
tunable,
reversible
coordination.
The
family
permit
types
assistance
be
achieved,
such
N,N-dentate,
N,O-dentate,
N,S-dentate
auxiliaries,
which
categorized
based
on
coordination
site.
In
this
review,
we
broadly
discuss
bond
reactions
formation
bonds
with
aid
groups.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
118(14), P. 6706 - 6765
Published: July 2, 2018
Arylated
products
are
found
in
various
fields
of
chemistry
and
represent
essential
entities
for
many
applications.
Therefore,
the
formation
this
structural
feature
represents
a
central
issue
contemporary
organic
synthesis.
By
action
electricity
necessity
leaving
groups,
metal
catalysts,
stoichiometric
oxidizers,
or
reducing
agents
can
be
omitted
part
even
completely.
The
replacement
conventional
reagents
by
sustainable
not
only
will
environmentally
benign
but
also
allows
significant
short
cuts
electrochemical
In
addition,
methodology
considered
as
inherently
safe.
current
survey
is
organized
cathodic
anodic
conversions
well
number
groups
being
involved.
some
electroconversions
used
regenerated
at
electrode,
whereas
other
electrotransformations
free
radical
sequences
exploited
to
afford
highly
process.
aryl-substrate
bond
discussed
aromatic
substrates,
heterocycles,
multiple
systems,
saturated
carbon
substrates.
This
covers
most
seminal
work
advances
past
two
decades
area.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
119(12), P. 6769 - 6787
Published: May 10, 2019
Photo-/electrochemical
catalyzed
oxidative
R1-H/R2-H
cross-coupling
with
hydrogen
evolution
has
become
an
increasingly
important
issue
for
molecular
synthesis.
The
dream
of
construction
C-C/C-X
bonds
from
readily
available
C-H/X-H
release
H2
can
be
facilely
achieved
without
external
chemical
oxidants,
providing
a
greener
model
bond
formation.
Given
the
great
influence
these
reactions
in
organic
chemistry,
we
give
summary
state
art
via
photo/electrochemistry,
and
hope
this
review
will
stimulate
development
synthetic
strategy
near
future.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
8(8), P. 7086 - 7103
Published: June 18, 2018
C–H
activation
has
emerged
as
a
transformative
tool
in
molecular
synthesis,
but
until
recently
oxidative
activations
have
largely
involved
the
use
of
stoichiometric
amounts
expensive
and
toxic
metal
oxidants,
compromising
overall
sustainable
nature
chemistry.
In
sharp
contrast,
electrochemical
been
identified
more
efficient
strategy
that
exploits
storable
electricity
place
byproduct-generating
chemical
reagents.
Thus,
transition-metal
catalysts
were
shown
to
enable
versatile
reactions
manner.
While
palladium
catalysis
set
stage
for
C(sp2)–H
C(sp3)–H
functionalizations
by
N-containing
directing
groups,
rhodium
ruthenium
allowed
weakly
coordinating
amides
acids.
contrast
these
precious
4d
transition
metals,
recent
year
witnessed
emergence
cobalt
oxygenations,
nitrogenations,
C–C-forming
[4+2]
alkyne
annulations.
Thereby,
silver(I)
oxidants
was
prevented,
improving
environmentally
benign
catalysis.
Herein,
we
summarize
major
advances
organometallic
otherwise
inert
bonds
electrocatalysis
through
May
2018.
ACS Central Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
7(2), P. 245 - 261
Published: Feb. 2, 2021
Since
the
definition
of
"12
Principles
Green
Chemistry"
more
than
20
years
ago,
chemists
have
become
increasingly
mindful
need
to
conserve
natural
resources
and
protect
environment
through
judicious
choice
synthetic
routes
materials.
The
direct
activation
functionalization
C–H
bonds,
bypassing
intermediate
functional
group
installation
is,
in
abstracto,
step
atom
economic,
but
numerous
factors
still
hinder
sustainability
large-scale
applications.
In
this
Outlook,
we
highlight
research
areas
seeking
overcome
challenges
activation:
pursuit
abundant
metal
catalysts,
avoidance
static
directing
groups,
replacement
oxidants,
introduction
bioderived
solvents.
We
close
by
examining
progress
made
subfield
aryl
borylation
from
its
origins,
highly
efficient
precious
Ir-based
systems,
emerging
3d
catalysts.
future
growth
field
will
depend
on
industrial
uptake,
thus
urge
researchers
strive
toward
sustainable
activation.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
8(8), P. 7179 - 7189
Published: June 19, 2018
Electrochemical
transition
metal
catalysis
is
a
powerful
strategy
for
organic
synthesis
because
it
obviates
the
use
of
stoichiometric
chemical
oxidants
and
reductants.
C–H
bond
functionalization
offers
variety
useful
conversions
simple
ubiquitous
molecules
into
diverse
functional
groups
in
single
synthetic
operation.
This
review
summarizes
recent
progress
merging
electrochemistry
with
metal-catalyzed
functionalization,
specifically
C–C,
C–X
(halogen),
C–O,
C–P,
C–N
formation.