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Unprecedented single-electron-transfer reduction-based N → C acyl migration reactions of imides enabled by redox-neutral photocatalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2344-2350
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO01955A, Research Article
Linge Huai, Li Zhang, Zhentao Wang, Yewen Fang
N → C acyl migration: in the absence of a base, redox-neutral photocatalyzed acyl migration reactions have been realized via the reaction of N-vinylimides with alkyl radicals derived from alkyl silicates.
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Stereoselective skeletal modification of tryptanthrins to install chiral piperidine-2-ones enabled by Brønsted acid catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2171-2177
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO02029K, Research Article
Rong Zeng, Xiang Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Lei, Zhuo-Zhuo Zhang, Min Jiang, Qing-Zhu Li, Jun-Long Li, Bo Han
An asymmetric formal [4 + 2] cyclisation between azlactones and aza-dienes derived from simple tryptanthrins has been developed. With this established protocol, yielding a series of novel piperidine-2-one-fused tryptanthrins with up to >99 : 1 er under mild conditions.
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Iron(III)/quinoxaline-derived N,N-ligand catalyzed oxygen transfer reaction of N-vinyl nitrones through selective 4π-electrocyclization and N–O bond cleavage

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2277-2282
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO01999C, Research Article
Yan-Jiao Lu, Feng-Lan Lu, Jin-Qi Zhang, Chun-Hua Chen, Cui Liang, Xiao-Pan Ma, Dong-Liang Mo
We describe an iron(III)/quinoxaline-derived N,N-ligand promoted O-transfer reaction of N-vinyl nitrones through selective O-4π-electrocyclization and N–O bond cleavage to prepare a variety of 2,5-dihydrooxazoles in good yields.
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Synthesis of benzothiophenes via sulfonium-[3,3]-rearrangement of aryl sulfoxides with allenenitriles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2208-2214
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00121D, Research Article
Lei Zhang, Kun Wan, Huanhuan Wang, Mengyao Wang, Ao Cui, Xin Huang, Bo Peng
A facile synthesis of benzothiophenes from readily available aryl sulfoxides and allenenitriles has been established through sulfonium-rearrangement triggered cyclization.
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Dynamic kinetic resolution of α-F-β-ketone amides (esters) via Ir/f-diaphos-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2201-2207
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00125G, Research Article
Pengtao Yang, Dingguo Song, Lingxin Chen, Xianghua Zhao, Yirui Chen, Feiyang Shen, Fei Ling, Weihui Zhong
Highly reactive and highly stereoselective asymmetric hydrogenation of α-F-β-ketone amides (esters) via Ir/f-diaphos-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution is reported.
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Deoxygenation of N-heterocyclic N-oxides using isopropanol as a recyclable reductant

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2249-2268
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00208C, Research Article
Ho Kyeong Ryu, Yun Do Song, Jun Hee Lee
An organic photoredox-based recyclable strategy that facilitates the chemoselective deoxygenation of various functionalised N-heterocyclic N-oxides is presented.
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A formal (3 + 2) annulation–Cannizzaro cascade of bifunctional peroxides for the synthesis of dihydrofurans

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2215-2219
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00215F, Research Article
Yiwei Chen, Min Gao, Qianlan Xu, Jiumeng Zhang, Lin Hu
Tunable tandem processes of bifunctional peroxides allow the divergent construction of functionalized dihydrofurans and epoxides by simply changing the basic conditions.
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Synthesis of enantiopure 1,2,3-triazolylidene-type mesoionic carbene (MIC) conjugate acids featuring a rigid bicyclic scaffold

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2178-2181
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00269E, Research Article
Vojtěch Dočekal, Mohand Melaimi, Simona Petrželová, Jan Veselý, Xiaoyu Yan, Guy Bertrand
Chiral NHCs have found numerous applications as ligands for transition metals and in their own right for asymmetric catalysis. We report a synthetic route from L-malic acid to enantiopure 1,2,3-triazoliums with the chiral center in a fused ring.
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Iridium-catalyzed reductive γ-lactonization of ortho-acylbenzoic acids in water: sustainable access to phthalides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2220-2230
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO02019C, Research Article
Yang Chen, Jingyu Zhang, Hongguang Du, Renshi Luo, Jiaxi Xu, Zhanhui Yang
Iridium-catalyzed reductive γ-lactonization of ortho-acylbenzoic acids in water provides a practical and sustainable route to phthalides.
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Rhodium-catalyzed C–C bond alkenylation and arylation of α-branched N-sulfonyl amines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2182-2188
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO02140H, Research Article
Lun Xu, Yucheng Liu, Hang Shi, Lun Li
In this work, we described a rhodium-catalyzed C–C bond cleavage of α-branched amines via β-carbon elimination, then formed a five-membered rhodacycle intermediate, which can be captured by styrene(alkenylation) or silane(arylation).
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Visible light/copper catalysis enabled Heck-like coupling between alkenes and cyclic sulfonium salts via selective C–S bond cleavage

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2195-2200
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO02009F, Research Article
Xianqin Liu, Xufeng Li, Linyuan Wang, Yongjia Shi, Jian Lv, Daoshan Yang
A Heck-like coupling of cyclic sulfonium salts with alkenes via selective C–S bond cleavage using a copper complex as a photosensitizer through a visible-light-driven redox-neutral process has been developed.
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Electrode-switchable: exploring this new strategy to achieve regiodivergent azidoiodination of alkenes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2189-2194
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO01935G, Research Article
Xin-Lei Sun, Chen-Xi Xia, Yue Ren, Yu-Jin Li, Zhi-Qian Cao, Ling-Guo Meng
An “electrode-switchable” organic electrochemistry method for the azidoiodination of alkenes, where the choice of anode dictates the regiodivergent alkene azidoiodination, reveals a novel pathway for controlled regioisomers.
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Selective photochemical synthesis of primary arylamines and symmetric diarylamines via amination of aryl bromides using Ni(NH3)6Cl2 as a nitrogen source and catalyst

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2313-2318
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00116H, Research Article
Zhehui Xu, Jianyang Dong, Geyang Song, Fuqiang Kong, Gang Li, Dong Xue
The selective synthesis of primary arylamines and diarylamines via coupling reactions with ammonia as a nitrogen source is still challenging.
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Photo-induced catalyst-free formal carbon insertion of acylsilanes into B–B and B–Si bonds

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2339-2343
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00139G, Research Article
Xiongxiong Lu, Qingbin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Pan Xu, Xuenian Chen, Zhenxing Liu
A formal carbon insertion of acylsilanes into B–B and B–Si bonds has been developed. The in situ formed siloxycarbene under blue LED irradiation worked as the intermediate for the reaction. When 2-furyl and 2-thiophenyl acylsilanes were used, the B(pin) ring was enlarged to a six-membered ring.
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Origin of site-selectivity of hydrogen atom transfer in carbohydrate C–H alkylations via photoredox catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2269-2276
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00073K, Research Article
Yujie Ji, Lingfei Hu, Han Gao, Yan-Bo Wu, Xiangying Lv, Gang Lu
Two major factors, i.e., C–H σ orbital energy and C–H BDE, account for the HAT site-selectivity of carbohydrates with the quinuclidine radical cation.
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Electron donor–acceptor complex photoactivation for deaminative alkynylation, alkenylation and allenylation: a comprehensive study

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2231-2240
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00177J, Research Article
Romain Lapierre, Lina Truong, Matthieu Hedouin, Hassan Oulyadi, Bruno Schiavi, Alexandre Jean, Philippe Jubault, Thomas Poisson
Herein, we disclose our study toward photoinduced deaminative alkynylation, alkenylation and allenylation.
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Fe-catalyzed B–H and Si–H insertion reactions of gem-dihaloalkanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2241-2248
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00136B, Research Article
Xinyu Wang, Zhaobin Wang
We present an approach involving Fe-catalyzed B–H and Si–H insertion of gem-dichloroalkanes. In contrast to previous strategies, our method uses gem-dihaloalkanes as non-stabilized carbene precursors and operates through a radical reaction pathway.
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Frustrated Lewis pair chemistry of alkynes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2375-2396
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00217B, Review Article
Jing Guo, Maying Yan, Douglas W. Stephan
This review is focused on the chemistry of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) with alkynes and surveys the range of stoichiometric and catalytic reactions enabled by this concept.
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A dearomatization–rearomatization strategy for construction of 4H-quinolizin-4-ones via C–H bond functionalization of pyridines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2319-2325
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO01990J, Research Article
Dong Qiu, Yijin Su
Herein, the synthesis of 4H-quinolizin-4-ones from N-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl) pyridinium salts and alkenes through dearomative cycloaddition and rearomative ring expansion has been developed.
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Regioselective electrochemical cascade C–H sulfonylation–bromination of indolizines to access difunctionalized indolizines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2306-2312
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00035H, Research Article
Wenxuan Jiang, Xiang Liu, Chuanying Zhu, Meiyi Chen, Weidan Li, Hua Cao
Regioselective electrochemical C–H sulfonylation–bromination between indolizines, sodium sulfinates, and KBr has been established in an undivided cell, in which KBr serves as both the brominating agent and electrolyte.
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Electrochemical remote C(sp3)–H thiocyanation

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2283-2288
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00032C, Research Article
Xinyu Pang, Hui He, Xiangrui Meng, Linbao Zhang, Shaofei Ni, Ming Li, Weisi Guo
An electrochemical thiocyanation of distal C(sp3)–H bonds based on amidyl radical-mediated 1,5-HAT has been developed. The transformation is highly site-selective and compatible with primary, secondary, and tertiary sulfonamides, and bioactive derivatives.
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Photoinduced alkylation of pyrazolones via β-scission of unstrained aliphatic alcohol derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2289-2296
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00077C, Research Article
Xinxin Geng, Pan Tao, Yujun Li, Ke Zheng
An efficient radical approach was reported for the transformation of unstrained aliphatic alcohols through the β-scission of alkoxyl radicals.
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Nickel/photoredox-catalyzed carbonylative transformations of α-phosphorus-, α-sulfur-, and α-boron-substituted alkyl halides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2297-2305
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00167B, Research Article
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Le-Cheng Wang, Xiao-Feng Wu
A novel dual nickel/photoredox catalyzed direct amino- and alkoxycarbonylation of α-heteroatom substituted organohalides has been developed.
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Prins cyclization of 1,3-dioxinone: synthesis of 11-epi-badkhysin

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2332-2338
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00162A, Research Article
Xiaoliang Xu, Ping Hua, Yiren Xu, Baoqing He, Jingfeng Zhao, Liang Li, Wen Chen, Hongbin Zhang
The asymmetric synthesis of highly functional 11-epi-badkhysin has been accomplished using a structure-unit based approach.
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Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 3] cycloaddition of acyclic α,β-unsaturated imines with trimethylenemethane donors: access to chiral non-fused azepines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2326-2331
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00064A, Research Article
Ting-Peng Li, Shuixiu Su, Jia-Huan Shen, Meng Zang, Yang-Zi Liu, Quannan Wang, Wei-Ping Deng
An efficient approach for the construction of non-fused azepines in good yields with high enantioselectivity via Pd-catalyzed asymmetric [4 + 3] cycloaddition was developed.
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Advancement in the C–H bond alkylation of (hetero)arenes catalyzed by the most abundant transition metal–iron

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2397-2417
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00063C, Review Article
Chandini Pradhan, Benudhar Punji
Advancement in the direct C–H bond alkylation of arenes and heteroarenes using the catalysts based on the most abundant transition metal, iron, is summarized.
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Catalytic intermolecular hydrofunctionalizations of ynamides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2351-2374
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00301B, Review Article
Ying-Ying Zhao, Yu-Jing Jia, Yan-Cheng Hu
This review carefully summarizes the advances achieved in catalytic hydrofunctionalization of ynamides and is categorized by the bond formation type including C−C, C−X, C−O, C−N, C−S, C−P, C−Si, and C−Ge bonds.
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Contributors to the Organic Chemistry Frontiers Emerging Investigator Series 2022–2023

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2149-2154
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO90025A, Profile

This profile article showcases researchers who have contributed an article to the Organic Chemistry Frontiers Emerging Investigator Series.
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Correction: Cu-catalyzed arylation of S-tosyl peptides with arylboronic acids

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,2418-2418
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO90029D, Correction
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Junjie Ying, Jingrong Huang, Chenguang Liu, Fa-Jie Chen, Chunfa Xu, Fen-Er Chen
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NHC and photoredox catalysis dual-catalyzed 1,4-mono-/di-fluoromethylative acylation of 1,3-enynes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00372A, Research Article
Jiuli Xia, Ruiyang Ma, Lihong Wang, Jiaqiong Sun, Guangfan Zheng, Qian Zhang
NHC and photocatalysis dual-catalyzed mono/difluoromethylative acylation of 1,3-enynes was realized, providing fluormethyl-substituted allenyl ketones. SO2 might play a critical role in achieving high reactivity and selectivity.
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Assembly of ionic supramolecular polymers using a decacationic pillar[5]arene to noncovalently crosslink hyaluronic acid for short DNA delivery

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00447G, Research Article
Qian Li, Danying Ma, Yue-Yang Liu, Hui Wang, Wei Zhou, Dan-Wei Zhang, Zhan-Ting Li
A multicationic pillar[5]arene noncovalently crosslinks hyaluronic acid to afford ionic supramolecular polymers for intramolecular delivery of short DNA.
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Selective deletion of one carbon atom from C60 through benzylamine mediated reactions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00449C, Research Article
Yaqiong Wang, Yiran Wu, Yuming Yu, Jie Su, Yi Qiu, Liangbing Gan
Benzylamine selectively adds to one of the two carbonyl groups on the 9-membered orifice to form an N,O-aminal moiety. Subsequent oxidation and hydrogen atom transfer lead to a decarboxylation process and formation of a nor [59]fullerene derivative.
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Aculeatones A and B, epimeric lovastatin derivatives with a 6/6/3-tricyclic carbon skeleton from Aspergillus aculeatus and their chemical transformation

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00351A, Research Article
Fei Liu, Fengqing Wang, Qin Li, Bingbing Dai, Weiguang Sun, Jianguo Li, Chunmei Chen, Yonghui Zhang, Hucheng Zhu
Lovastatin derivatives aculeatones A–F (1–6) with lipid-lowering activity were isolated from Aspergillus aculeatus. 1 and 2 represent the first examples with a 6/6/3-tricyclic scaffold and the biomimetic formation of 1 was achieved starting from 3.
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Cr-mediated Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Coupling of alpha-Oxo Acids with Benzylic Pyridinium Salts

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00475B, Research Article
Jia Cao, Yan Liu, Zhixiang Wang, Le Liu
Herein, we report the chromium/photoredox dual catalytic synthesis of ketones using α-oxo acids with benzylic pyridinium salts. This reaction proceeded by photocatalytic generation of acyl radical from α-oxo acids and...
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Visible-light Induced [1, 3]-Brook Rearrangements of α-Ketoacylsilanes and Its Subsequent Trapping in a Tandem Annulation with 1, 3, 5-Triazinanes and Azomethine Imines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00463A, Research Article
Zhong Zhang, Sirui Wu, Yuqiao Zhou, Bao-Lin Li, Siyue Xiao, Xiaohu Zhao, Zhipeng Yu
An unusual visible light-induced [1, 3]-Brook rearrangement of α-ketoacylsilanes for cascade cyclization with 1,3,5-triazinanes and C,N-cyclic azomethine imines has been developed under catalyst-free and mild reaction conditions. The strategy offers...
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Concise synthesis of succinimide-fused densely 1,3-cyclohexadienes via Co-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition of 1,6-diynes and maleimides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00435C, Research Article
Jinhui Cai, Kaili Cen, Ziyi Zhai, Yuan Liu, Jiahao Wei, Mixia Ouyang, Guojun He, Shuyu Huang, Feng Zhao
Herein, we report a new route towards succinimide-fused densely 1,3-cyclohexadienes through the reaction of 1,6-diynes with electron-deficient alkenes under cobalt catalysis. This method shown high efficiency, wide substrate scope, good...
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Cobalt-catalysed Csp3–Csp3 cross-coupling of benzyl Katritzky pyridinium salts with Callyl–O electrophiles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00402G, Research Article
Mengyu Gao, Corinne Gosmini
Different allylbenzyl derivatives are synthesized by Co-catalyzed reductive cross-coupling from functionalized benzyl Katritzky pyridinium salts and various allylic acetates, ethers or carbonates in moderate to good yields under mild conditions.
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NBN/BNB-doped phenalenyl homo- and heterodyads: structural uniformity but optoelectronic diversity

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00468J, Research Article
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Alexander S. Scholz, Thomas Froitzheim, Michael Bolte, Hans-Wolfram Lerner, Jan-M. Mewes, Matthias Wagner
Phenylene-bridged homo- and heterodyads of NBN- and BNB-phenalenyls were synthesized. The heterodyads show ambipolar redox character and aggregation-induced emission in the solid state.
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Metal-free photoinduced denitrogenative alkylation of vinyl azides with alkyl radicals toward ketones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00280F, Research Article
Hui Yin, Siqi Jian, Xiujuan Feng, Ming Bao, Xuan Zhang
A metal-free method for the synthesis of ketones via a visible-light induced denitrogenative alkylation of vinyl azides with alkyl radicals is presented.
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Copper-catalyzed oxidative sulfenylation and alkylation of indolin-2-ones for direct construction of sulfur-substituted quaternary carbons

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00491D, Research Article
Yun-Hao Zhang, Yi-Nuo Wang, Zi-Yu Liu, Si-Han Zheng, Guang-Lin Li, Dexin Feng, Da-Zhen Xu
A rapid and green one-pot access to S-substituted quaternary carbon centers from commercially available feedstock chemicals has been established, providing complex molecules with high chemoselectivity by the use of air as the terminal oxidant.
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Base- and metal-free visible-light driven site-selective α-C(sp3)–H functionalization reaction of glycine derivatives with hydroxamic acid derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00425F, Research Article
Shiyun He, Hongying Fan, Xue Zhang, Meiling Ye, Jian Chen, Jinyu Hou, Tianle Huang, Li Guo, Guanghui Lv, Yong Wu
A visible-light-mediated radical–radical cross-coupling reaction between hydroxamic acid and N-phenyl glycine derivatives under base and metal free conditions is reported. A series of unnatural amino acids and peptides were obtained in good to excellent yields with good chemo-selectivity.
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A retro-Mannich mediated transformation of Morita–Baylis–Hillman ketones to saturated imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00352G, Research Article
Sachin Sharma, Ajit Kumar Jha, Srinivasan Easwar
Two fruits felled with one stone! – a proof of mechanism and a synthetic method that delivers a privileged heterocyclic motif.
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Development of a photoenzymatic one-pot hybrid system for the direct synthesis of 3,3-disubstituted indole-2-ketones from N-methyl indoles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00371C, Research Article
Yao Yao, Yuan Yu, Ming-Liang Shi, Xin-Yue Fan, Ru-De Lin, Kun Li, Wen-Dian Li, Fei-Yan Tao, Na Wang
The effective combination of photocatalysis and enzyme catalysis has been widely utilized for the synthesis of high-value-added products.
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Efficient Synthesis of Benzophosphole Oxides by Ag-Promoted Radical Cycloisomerization

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00552J, Research Article
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Liyao Ma, Sonia Mallet-Ladeira, Julien MONOT, Blanca Maria MARTIN VACA, Didier Bourissou
Cycloisomerization reactions involving C–P bond formation have been overlooked to prepare P-heterocycles. We discovered here a simple, efficient and versatile route to benzophosphole oxides by reacting ortho-alkynyl secondary phosphine oxides...
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Fully atom-economic access to spiro-cyclic skeletons through photoredox-induced hydrogen transfer/Giese addition/dearomative cyclization/protonation cascade

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00317A, Research Article
Guohui Zeng, Hui Luo, Kai Jiang, Jianpeng Cai, Biaolin Yin
Amine-tethered spiro-cyclic skeletons were obtained through photo-induced 100%-atom-economic dearomatization, involving the cleavage of the α-C(sp3)–H of amines. Pentacyclic framework was achieved from pyridinyl ring within two steps.
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Photochemical [2 + 2 + 1] annulation of 2-vinyloxy arylalkynes with bromomalonates via energy transfer

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00249K, Research Article
Shuo Tang, Jiupeng Liu, Min Zhang, Dan Wang, Yong Wang, Jingjing Zhao, Pan Li
A transition-metal-free, oxidant-free and base-free photochemical [2 + 2 + 1] radical annulation of 2-vinyloxy arylalkynes with bromomalonates has been developed.
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Synthesis of oxindole fused 1,3-oxazepanes via hydride transfer initiated ring expansion of pyrrolidine

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00474D, Research Article
Peng He, Zongkang Wang, Qiongwen Kang, Nana Fei, Chengyu Wang, Yanzhong Li
An efficient B(C6F5)3 catalyzed protocol for the synthesis of oxindole fused 1,3-oxazepanes from pyrrolidine substituted aryl alkynones has been developed.
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Substituent-controlled divergent cyclization reactions of benzo[c][1,2]dithiol-3-ones and hexahydro-1,3,5-triazines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00356J, Research Article
Bohao Zhang, Sifan He, Na Dong, Antong Zhu, Haojie Duan, Dunjia Wang, Yao Zhou
An unprecedented metal-free divergent cyclization reaction of benzo[c][1,2]dithiol-3-ones with hexahydro-1,3,5-triazines to assemble six- and eight-membered N-containing heterocycles has been developed.
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Catalytic Ortho C-H Methylation and Trideuteromethylation of Arylthianthrenium Salts via the Catellani Strategy

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00506F, Research Article
Chen Chen, Xiao-Xu Zhang, Zi-Yi Wang, Chunjie Ni, Bolin Zhu
We reported a Pd/NBE cooperative catalyzed ortho C−H methylation and trideuteromethylation of arylthianthrenium salts, enabling the efficient synthesis of a wide variety of (trideutero)methylated arenes in moderate to good yields....
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Halogen-Bond-Promoted Direct Cross-Coupling of Ethyl 3-bromo-3-alkyl-2,2-difluoropropanoate with Coumarins/Quinolinones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00484A, Research Article
Guoliang Pu, Shi-Yuan Song, Jian Yang, Peng Guo, Jia Jia, Peijun Liu, Xuefei Li, Ping Liu, Chun-Yang He
Herein, we developed a practical method for the direct cross-coupling of ethyl 3-bromo-3-alkyl-2,2-difluoropropanoate with coumarins/quinolinones, leveraging a halogen bond as the pivotal non-covalent interaction. Employing this protocol, a library of...
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