Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2023, 19, 1055–1145, doi:10.3762/bjoc.19.81
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Oxidative and reductive activations of organic compounds harvesting photoredox catalysis.
Figure 2: General catalytic cycles of radical ion conPET (left) and radical ion e-PRC (right).
Figure 3: “Beginner’s guide”: comparison between advantages, capacities, and prospectives of conPET and PEC.
Figure 4: A) conPET reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides with PDI. B) Reductive C–H arylation with pyrrol...
Figure 5: A) Chromoselective mono- and disubstitution or polybrominated pyrimidines with pyrroles. B) Sequent...
Figure 6: A) Synthesis of pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolines. B) Synthesis of ullazines.
Figure 7: A) Reductive phosphorylation of aryl halides via conPET. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 8: A) Reductive dehalogenation of aryl halides via conPET and selected examples from the substrate sco...
Figure 9: A) Reductive C–H arylation of aryl halides via conPET (top) and selected examples from the substrat...
Figure 10: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the su...
Figure 11: A) Reductive hydrodechlorination of aryl chlorides with 4-DPAIPN. B) Proposed formation of CO2•−. C...
Figure 12: A) Reductive conPET borylation with 3CzEPAIPN (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope ...
Figure 13: Scale-up of conPET phosphorylation with 3CzEPAIPN.
Figure 14: A) Borylation of 1d. B) Characteristics and structure of PC1 with green and red parts showing the l...
Figure 15: A) Reductive C–H arylation scope with polysulfide conPET (top) and selected examples from the subst...
Figure 16: Scale-up of A) C–H arylation and B) dehaloborylation with polysulfide photocatalysis in continuous-...
Figure 17: A) Formation of [Ir1]0 and [Ir2]0 upon PET between [Ir1]+ and Et3N. B) Mechanism of multi-photon ta...
Figure 18: A) Reductive hydrodehalogenation of aryl halides via multi-photon tandem photocatalysis. B) Selecte...
Figure 19: A) Carbonylative amidation of aryl halides in continuous flow. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 20: A) General scheme for reductive (RQ) and oxidative quenching (OQ) protocols using [FeIII(btz)3](PF6)...
Figure 21: A) Carbonylative amidation of alkyl iodides with [IrIII(ppy)2(dtbbpy)]PF6. B) Selected examples fro...
Figure 22: A) Carboxylative C–N bond cleavage in cyclic amines. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope....
Figure 23: A) Formal reduction of alkenes to alkanes via transfer hydrogenation. B) Selected examples from the...
Figure 24: A) Birch-type reduction of benzenes with PMP-BPI. B) Selected examples from the substrate scope (sc...
Figure 25: Proposed mechanism of the OH− mediated conPET Birch-type reduction of benzene via generation of sol...
Figure 26: Reductive detosylation of N-tosylated amides with Mes-Acr-BF4. B) Selected examples from the substr...
Figure 27: A) Reductive detosylation of N-tosyl amides by dual PRC. B) Selected examples from the substrate sc...
Figure 28: A) Mechanism of the dual PRC based on PET between [Cu(dap)2]+ and DCA. B) Mechanism of the dual PRC...
Figure 29: A) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides with anthracene. B) N–O bond cleavage in Weinreb amides rely...
Figure 30: A) Pentafluorosulfanylation and fluoride elimination. B) Mechanism of the pentafluorosulfanylation ...
Figure 31: A) α-Alkoxypentafluorosulfanylation (top) and selected examples from the substrate scope (bottom). ...
Figure 32: A) Oxidative amination of arenes with azoles catalyzed by N-Ph PTZ. B) Selected examples from the s...
Figure 33: A) C(sp3)–H bond activation by HAT via chloride oxidation by *N-Ph PTZ•+. B) Proposed mechanism for...
Figure 34: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H azolation of electron-rich arenes with pyrazoles using Mes-Acr+ as a photoca...
Figure 35: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated phot...
Figure 36: A) Radical ion e-PRC direct oxidation of unactivated arenes using TPA as an electro-activated photo...
Figure 37: Proposed mechanism (top) and mode of preassembly (bottom).
Figure 38: A) Possible preassemblies of reactive (left) vs unreactive (right) arenes. B) Calculated spin densi...
Figure 39: A) Recycling e-PRC C(sp2 )–H acetoxylation of arenes using DDQ as a photocatalyst. B) Proposed cata...
Figure 40: Gram scale hydroxylation of benzene in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 41: A) Radical ion e-PRC vicinal diamination of alkylarenes using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocat...
Figure 42: A) Sequential oxygenation of multiple adjacent C–H bonds under radical ion e-PRC using TAC+ as an e...
Figure 43: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC cyanation of benzylic C–H bonds using ADQS as photocatalyst. B)...
Figure 44: Proposed tandem mechanism by Xu and co-workers.
Figure 45: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC decarboxylative cyanation using Cu(acac)2, Ce(OTf)3 and a box l...
Figure 46: A) Enantioselective recycling e-PRC benzylic cyanation using Cu(MeCN)4BF4, box ligand and anthraqui...
Figure 47: A) Radical ion e-PRC acetoxyhydroxylation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photoc...
Figure 48: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 49: Photoelectrochemical acetoxyhydroxylation in a recirculated flow setup.
Figure 50: A) Radical ion e-PRC aminooxygenation of aryl olefins using TAC+ as an electro-activated photocatal...
Figure 51: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with organic trifluoroborates using Mes-Acr+ as p...
Figure 52: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using CeCl3·7H2O as catalyst. B) ...
Figure 53: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H alkylation of heteroarenes using Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2·6H2O as cata...
Figure 54: A) Recycling e-PRC C–H alkylation of heteroarenes with alkyl oxalates and 4CzIPN as photocatalyst. ...
Figure 55: A) Recycling e-PRC decarboxylative C–H carbamoylation of heteroarenes using 4CzIPN as photocatalyst...
Figure 56: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated hydrocarbon activation via the chlorine radical. B) Proposed m...
Figure 57: A) Selected examples from the substrate scope. B) Gram and decagram scale semi-continuous flow PEC ...
Figure 58: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated dehydrogenative coupling of benzothiazoles with aliphatic C–H ...
Figure 59: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT activation of ethers using electro-activated TAC+ as photocatalyst. B) ...
Figure 60: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 61: A) Photoelectrochemical HAT-mediated synthesis of alkylated benzimidazo-fused isoquinolinones using...
Figure 62: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical cerium-catalyzed oxydichlorination of alkynes using CeCl3 as cata...
Figure 63: Proposed decoupled photoelectrochemical mechanism.
Figure 64: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical ring-opening bromination of tertiary cycloalkanols using MgBr2 as...
Figure 65: A) Recycling e-PRC ring-opening functionalization of cycloalkanols using CeCl3 as catalyst. B) Prop...
Figure 66: Selected examples from the substrate scope of the PEC ring-opening functionalization.
Figure 67: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of chloro- and bromoarenes using DCA as catalyst and various accepto...
Figure 68: A) Screening of different phthalimide derivatives as catalyst for the e-PRC reduction of aryl halid...
Figure 69: Screening of different organic catalysts for the e-PRC reduction of trialkylanilium salts.
Figure 70: A) e-PRC reduction of phosphonated phenols and anilinium salts. B) Selected examples from the subst...
Figure 71: A) ConPET and e-PRC reduction of 4-bromobenzonitrile using a naphthalene diimide (NDI) precatalyst ...
Figure 72: A) Radical ion e-PRC reduction of phosphinated aliphatic alcohols with n-BuO-NpMI as catalyst. B) C...
Figure 73: Selected examples from the substrate scope.
Figure 74: A) Recycling e-PRC reductive dimerization of benzylic chlorides using a [Cu2] catalyst. B) Proposed...
Figure 75: A) Decoupled photoelectrochemical C–H alkylation of heteroarenes through deamination of Katritzky s...
Figure 76: Proposed mechanism by Chen and co-workers.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 2151–2192, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.183
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Fluorine-containing drugs.
Figure 2: Fluorinated agrochemicals.
Scheme 1: Selectivity of fluorination reactions.
Scheme 2: Different mechanisms of photocatalytic activation. Sub = substrate.
Figure 3: Jablonski diagram showing visible-light-induced energy transfer pathways: a) absorption, b) IC, c) ...
Figure 4: Schematic illustration of TTET.
Figure 5: Organic triplet PSCats.
Figure 6: Additional organic triplet PSCats.
Figure 7: A) Further organic triplet PSCats and B) transition metal triplet PSCats.
Figure 8: Different fluorination reagents grouped by generation.
Scheme 3: Synthesis of Selectfluor®.
Scheme 4: General mechanism of PS TTET C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 5: Selective benzylic mono- and difluorination using 9-fluorenone and xanthone PSCats, respectively.
Scheme 6: Chen’s photosensitized monofluorination: reaction scope.
Scheme 7: Chen’s photosensitized benzylic difluorination reaction scope.
Scheme 8: Photosensitized monofluorination of ethylbenzene on a gram scale.
Scheme 9: Substrate scope of Tan’s AQN-photosensitized C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 10: AQN-photosensitized C–H fluorination reaction on a gram scale.
Scheme 11: Reaction mechanism of the AQN-assisted fluorination.
Figure 9: 3D structures of the singlet ground and triplet excited states of Selectfluor®.
Scheme 12: Associated transitions for the activation of acetophenone by violet light.
Scheme 13: Ethylbenzene C–H fluorination with various PSCats and conditions.
Scheme 14: Effect of different PSCats on the C(sp3)–H fluorination of cyclohexane (39).
Scheme 15: Reaction scope of Chen’s acetophenone-photosensitized C(sp3)–H fluorination reaction.
Figure 10: a) Site-selectivity of Chen’s acetophenone-photosensitized C–H fluorination reaction [201]. b) Site-sele...
Scheme 16: Formation of the AQN–Selectfluor® exciplex Int1.
Scheme 17: Generation of the C3 2° pentane radical and the Selectfluor® N-radical cation from the exciplex.
Scheme 18: Hydrogen atom abstraction by the Selectfluor® N-radical cation from pentane to give the C3 2° penta...
Scheme 19: Fluorine atom transfer from Selectfluor® to the C3 2° pentane radical to yield 3-fluoropentane and ...
Scheme 20: Barrierless fluorine atom transfer from Int1 to the C3 2° pentane radical to yield 3-fluoropentane,...
Scheme 21: Ketone-directed C(sp3)–H fluorination.
Scheme 22: Ketone-directed fluorination through a 5- and a 6-membered transition state, respectively.
Scheme 23: Effect of different PSCats on the photosensitized C(sp3)–H fluorination of 47.
Scheme 24: Substrate scope of benzil-photoassisted C(sp3)–H fluorinations.
Scheme 25: A) Benzil-photoassisted enone-directed C(sp3)–H fluorination. B) Classification of the reaction mod...
Scheme 26: A) Xanthone-photoassisted ketal-directed C(sp3)–H fluorination. B) Substrate scope. C) C–H fluorina...
Scheme 27: Rationale for the selective HAT at the C2 C–H bond of galactose acetonide.
Scheme 28: Photosensitized C(sp3)–H benzylic fluorination of a peptide using different PSCats.
Scheme 29: Peptide scope of 5-benzosuberenone-photoassisted C(sp3)–H fluorinations.
Scheme 30: Continuous flow PS TTET monofluorination of 72.
Scheme 31: Photosensitized C–H fluorination of N-butylphthalimide as a PSX.
Scheme 32: Substrate scope and limitations of the PSX C(sp3)–H monofluorination.
Scheme 33: Substrate crossover monofluorination experiment.
Scheme 34: PS TTET mechanism proposed by Hamashima and co-workers.
Scheme 35: Photosensitized TFM of 78 to afford α-trifluoromethylated ketone 80.
Scheme 36: Substrate scope for photosensitized styrene TFM to give α-trifluoromethylated ketones.
Scheme 37: Control reactions for photosensitized TFM of styrenes.
Scheme 38: Reaction mechanism for photosensitized TFM of styrenes to afford α-trifluoromethylated ketones.
Scheme 39: Reaction conditions for TFMs to yield the cis- and the trans-product, respectively.
Scheme 40: Substrate scope of trifluoromethylated (E)-styrenes.
Scheme 41: Strategies toward trifluoromethylated (Z)-styrenes.
Scheme 42: Substrate scope of trifluoromethylated (Z)-styrenes.
Scheme 43: Reaction mechanism for photosensitized TFM of styrenes to afford E- or Z-products.
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 2981–2988, doi:10.3762/bjoc.10.316
Graphical Abstract
Figure 1: Examples of biologically active 1,2-disubstituted tetrahydroisoquinolines.
Scheme 1: Oxidative C–H functionalisation and examples of previously reported nucleophilic trappings.
Figure 2: Products from allylzinc reagent addition to 5a and 5b.
Figure 3: Proposed mechanism for formation of side-product 8a. Analogous reactivity in the formation of cycli...
Figure 4: Mechanism for dimerisation of the allylzinc halide and β-hydride addition to 5a [36].
Scheme 2: A concise synthesis of methopholine (3).