New developments in gold-catalyzed manipulation of inactivated alkenes

• Michel Chiarucci and
• Marco Bandini

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2586–2614, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.294

• , (i.e. styrene and gem-disubstituted olefins) to be efficiently employed (Scheme 39b) [85]. An innovative approach to the double functionalization of olefins was developed by Glorius and co-workers, very recently. The authors reported on the use of visible light-mediated photoredox catalysis to access

• aryltrimethylsilanes. b) Oxyarylation of alkenes catalyzed by gold in presence of iodine-(III) compound IBA as an external oxidant. Oxy- and amino-arylation of alkenes by [Au(I)]/[Au(III)] photoredox catalysis. Comparison of the catalytic activity of TfOH and PPh3AuOTf in the addition of phenols to alkenes

Recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed Csp²-monofluoro-, difluoro-, perfluoromethylation and trifluoromethylthiolation

• Grégory Landelle,
• Armen Panossian,
• Sergiy Pazenok,
• Jean-Pierre Vors and
• Frédéric R. Leroux

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 2476–2536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.287

• of N. Kamigata et al. is that the reaction takes place under photoredox catalysis, allowing much milder reaction conditions (23 °C for D. W. C. MacMillan et al. vs 120 °C for N. Kamigata et al.). Higher yields were obtained, especially in the case of pyrroles (2-Rf-pyrrole: 88% yield for D. W. C

The chemistry of amine radical cations produced by visible light photoredox catalysis

• Jie Hu,
• Jiang Wang,
• Theresa H. Nguyen and
• Nan Zheng

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 1977–2001, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.234

• reduction [33][34]. Since 2008, seminal works from MacMillan, Yoon, and Stephenson have reinvigorated the field of visible light photoredox catalysis [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. The use of amines as both the electron donor and the substrate, rather than just the electron donor, has become a major

• oxidized to nitrone 64. Finally, an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 64 furnishes isoxazolidine 55. Tetrahydroisoquinolines are arguably the most exploited amines in visible light photoredox catalysis. However, efforts towards expanding the scope of amines have been recently reported. Li [82

• radical by Ru(I), followed by protonation provides a secondary amine 155. Conclusion Visible light photoredox catalysis provides a unique way to activate small molecules such as amines. The dual nature of the photocatalyst’s photoexcited state as both oxidant and reductant allows accepting or donating one