Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(16), P. 4441 - 4446
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
Metal-free
radical
carboselenation
of
terminal
alkynes
is
developed
for
the
synthesis
(
E
)-γ-seleno-substituted
allyl
nitriles
with
excellent
regioselectivity
and
stereoselectivity.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(11), P. 2830 - 2848
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Recent
advances
in
the
electrochemical
generation
of
1,3-dicarbonyl
radicals
from
C–H
bonds
and
their
mechanistic
insights
synthetic
applications
have
been
summarized.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
88(19), P. 13610 - 13621
Published: Sept. 11, 2023
An
electrophilic
spirocyclization
of
N-benzylacrylamides
with
N-halosuccinimides
(NXS)
as
the
halogenating
reagents
has
been
developed.
This
reaction
is
carried
out
at
room
temperature
under
simple
conditions
without
relying
on
metal
reagents,
photochemistry,
or
electrochemistry,
providing
a
fast
and
efficient
route
to
synthesize
wide
variety
4-halomethyl-2-azaspiro[4.5]decanes
satisfactory
yields.
The
approach
further
highlighted
through
gram-scale
synthesis
diverse
transformations
spiro
products.
Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(14), P. 3585 - 3590
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
An
organophotoelectrochemical
approach
for
silylation
cyclization
of
CF3-substituted
N
-arylacrylamides
with
organosilanes
under
transition-metal-free
and
oxidant-free
conditions
has
been
developed.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
42(16), P. 1913 - 1928
Published: April 24, 2024
Comprehensive
Summary
Organic
fluorine
compounds
are
ubiquitous
and
pivotally
important
organic
molecules,
yet
their
activation
transformation
have
long
been
a
formidable
challenge
due
to
the
high
energy
low
reactivity
of
C—F
bonds.
electrosynthesis,
an
environmentally
benign
synthetic
method
in
chemistry,
enables
myriad
chemical
transformations
without
need
for
external
redox
reagents.
In
recent
years,
electrochemistry
has
emerged
as
powerful
tool
achieving
bonds
fluorine‐containing
compounds.
This
review
aims
succinctly
recapitulate
latest
advancements
electrochemical
defluorinative
delve
into
reaction
design,
mechanistic
insights,
developmental
prospects
these
methods.
Key
Scientists
1959,
Lund
was
first
pioneer
electroreduction
CF
3
CH
group.
Electrochemistry
lately
provided
new
opportunities
efficient
conversion
fluorides.
2020,
Zhou
coworkers
discovered
carboxylation
α‐CF
alkenes.
Lambert
colleagues
reported
electrophotocatalytic
amination
aryl
Electrochemical
hydrodefluorination
trifluoromethylketones
developed
by
Lennox
2021.
same
year,
Wang
Guo
disclosed
radical
alkylation
alkenes
with
Katritzky
salts
alkyl
precursors.
Subsequently,
Wu
Liao
described
transition‐metal‐free,
site‐selective
arylation
polyfluoroarenes
(het)arenes
using
paired
electrophotocatalysis.
2023,
numerous
efforts
were
made
achieve
bond
activation.
Xia
organoboron‐controlled
chemoselective
sequential
(deutero)hydrodefluorination
trifluoroacetamides.
Chinese Journal of Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
41(22), P. 2963 - 2968
Published: June 24, 2023
Comprehensive
Summary
A
photoelectrochemical
approach
for
the
C—H
silylation
of
heteroarenes
through
dehydrogenation
cross‐coupling
with
H
2
evolution
has
been
developed.
The
depends
on
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
from
silanes
to
Cl‐radical
generated
light‐induced
homolytic
cleavage
Cl
,
in
which
was
produced
by
electrochemical
oxidation
chloride.
large
number
silylated
heterocyclic
molecules
are
rapidly
constructed
satisfactory
yields
without
relying
oxidants
and
metal
reagents.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 4199 - 4208
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
new
photoelectrocatalytic
mode
permits
the
synthesis
of
polycyclic
pyrimidin-4-ones
through
dehydrogenative
cyclization
malonates
with
unactivated
alkenes.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
89(6), P. 4074 - 4084
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Herein,
an
oxidant-
and
metal-free
electrochemical
selenylation
reaction
of
chalcones
with
diselenides
for
the
synthesis
3-selenylazaflavanones
3-selenylflavanones
at
room
temperature
was
reported.
The
method
proceeded
under
mild
conditions,
exhibited
a
broad
substrate
scope,
provided
selenylated
products
in
moderate
to
excellent
yields
high
regio-
stereoselectivity.
could
also
be
readily
scaled
up
efficiency.
Detailed
mechanistic
studies
through
control
experiments
disclosed
that
selenium-based
radical
might
participate
this
transformation.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
87(13), P. 8697 - 8708
Published: June 9, 2022
An
electrochemical
dearomatizing
spirocyclization
of
alkynes
with
dimethyl
2-benzylmalonates
for
the
preparation
spiro[4.5]deca-trienones
has
been
developed.
This
approach
adopts
ferrocene
(Cp2Fe)
as
an
electrocatalyst
to
produce
carbon-centered
radical
intermediates
from
C–H-based
malonates,
which
obviates
forthputting
noble-metal
reagents,
sacrificial
chemical
oxidants
and
2-bromomalonates.
A
wide
variety
spiro
compounds
are
efficiently
prepared
satisfactory
results
under
mild
conditions.