Some recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed ortho SP2 C-H functionalization using Ru, Rh, and Pd

Transition-metal-catalyzed ketone-directed ortho-C–H functionalization reactions

(2014) Qing-Zhong Zheng et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Direct CH Amination of Arenes with Alkyl Azides under Rhodium Catalysis

(2013) Kwangmin Shin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Regio- and Chemoselective CH Chlorination/Bromination of Electron-Deficient Arenes by Weak Coordination and Study of Relative Directing-Group Abilities

(2013) Xiuyun Sun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ru(ii)-catalyzed intermolecular C–H amidation of weakly coordinating ketones

(2013) Qing-Zhong Zheng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ru(ii)-catalyzed intermolecular ortho-C–H amidation of aromatic ketones with sulfonyl azides

(2013) M. Bhanuchandra et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Room-temperature Pd-catalyzed C–H chlorination by weak coordination: one-pot synthesis of 2-chlorophenols with excellent regioselectivity

(2013) Xiuyun Sun et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Direct CH Amidation of Arenes Including Weakly Coordinating Aromatic Ketones

(2013) Jiyu Kim et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Controllable Mono-/Dialkenylation of Benzyl Thioethers through Rh-Catalyzed Aryl CH Activation

(2013) Xi-Sha Zhang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Computational study on mechanism of Rh(iii)-catalyzed oxidative Heck coupling of phenol carbamates with alkenes

(2013) Qi Zhang et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Sequential C–H Functionalization Reactions for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Highly Functionalized 2,3-Dihydrobenzofurans

(2013) Hengbin Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Broadening the catalyst and reaction scope of regio- and chemoselective C–H oxygenation: a convenient and scalable approach to 2-acylphenols by intriguing Rh(ii) and Ru(ii) catalysis

(2013) Gang Shan et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Transition-metal-catalyzed additions of C–H bonds to C–X (X = N, O) multiple bonds via C–H bond activation

(2013) Guobing Yan et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Ortho- and Para-Selective Ruthenium-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H Oxygenations of Phenol Derivatives

(2013) Weiping Liu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of Benzopyrans by Pd(II)- or Ru(II)-Catalyzed C–H Alkenylation of 2-Aryl-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexenones

(2013) Suresh Reddy Chidipudi et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of 2-Aminophenols and Heterocycles by Ru-Catalyzed C–H Mono- and Dihydroxylation

(2013) Xinglin Yang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Ruthenium-Catalyzed C–H Oxygenation on Aryl Weinreb Amides

(2013) Fanzhi Yang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Palladium-Catalyzed ortho-CH-Bond Oxygenation of Aromatic Ketones

(2013) Pui Ying Choy et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of Indene Frameworks via Rhodium-Catalyzed Cascade Cyclization of Aromatic Ketone and Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds

(2013) Xian-Ying Shi et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Controlling Site Selectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization

(2012) Sharon R. Neufeldt et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Thioethers as Directing Group for the Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of Arenes

(2012) Jinzhong Yao et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Ether-Directedortho-C-H Olefination with a Palladium(II)/Monoprotected Amino Acid Catalyst

(2012) Gang Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis ofortho-Acylphenols through the Palladium-Catalyzed Ketone-Directed Hydroxylation of Arenes

(2012) Fanyang Mo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pd-Catalyzed CH Oxygenation with TFA/TFAA: Expedient Access to Oxygen-Containing Heterocycles and Late-Stage Drug Modification

(2012) Gang Shan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rhodium(III) and Hexabromobenzene-A Catalyst System for the Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling of Simple Arenes and Heterocycles with Arenes Bearing Directing Groups

(2012) Joanna Wencel-Delord et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pd-catalyzed double C–H bond activation of diaryl ketones for the synthesis of fluorenones

(2012) Parthasarathy Gandeepan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Palladium Catalyzed C–H Functionalization of O-Arylcarbamates: Selective ortho-Bromination Using NBS

(2012) Alex John et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Palladium-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Alkynyl Aryl Ethers with Internal Alkynes via Selective Ortho C–H Activation

(2012) Yasunori Minami et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-Yielding, Versatile, and Practical [Rh(III)Cp*]-Catalyzed Ortho Bromination and Iodination of Arenes

(2012) Nils Schröder et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Allylic Carbon–Carbon Double Bond Directed Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative ortho-Olefination of Arenes

(2012) Parthasarathy Gandeepan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Oxidative Alkenylation of Aromatic Esters by Ruthenium-Catalyzed Twofold C–H Bond Cleavages

(2012) Karolina Graczyk et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of Fluorenone Derivatives through Pd-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Cyclization

(2012) Hu Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Oxidative C(sp2)–H Bond Hydroxylation: Site-Selective C–O Bond Formation on Benzamides

(2012) Vedhagiri S. Thirunavukkarasu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Hydroxylated Arenes with Ester as an Effective Directing Group

(2012) Yiqing Yang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Ruthenium-Catalyzed C–H Bond Oxygenations with Weakly Coordinating Ketones

(2012) Vedhagiri S. Thirunavukkarasu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Alkenylation of Arenes Using Thioethers as Directing Groups

(2012) Ming Yu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Challenges in C–C bond formation through direct transformations of sp2 C–H bonds

(2012) Da-Gang Yu et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Rhodium Catalyzed Chelation-Assisted C–H Bond Functionalization Reactions

(2011) Denise A. Colby et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Weak Coordination as a Powerful Means for Developing Broadly Useful C–H Functionalization Reactions

(2011) Keary M. Engle et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Regioselective Synthesis of Indenols by Rhodium-Catalyzed CH Activation and Carbocyclization of Aryl Ketones and Alkynes

(2011) Krishnamoorthy Muralirajan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Palladium-Catalyzed Double CH Activation Directed by Sulfoxides in the Synthesis of Dibenzothiophenes

(2011) Rajarshi Samanta et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rhodium-catalyzed direct ortho C–H olefination of phenol derivatives

(2011) Chao Feng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Carboxylate-Assisted Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C−H Bond Functionalizations: Mechanism and Scope

(2011) Lutz Ackermann   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Directed C−H Amidation of Aromatic Ketones

(2011) Bin Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Catechols from Phenols via Pd-Catalyzed Silanol-Directed C–H Oxygenation

(2011) Chunhui Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Diverse Strategies toward Indenol and Fulvene Derivatives: Rh-Catalyzed C−H Activation of Aryl Ketones Followed by Coupling with Internal Alkynes

(2011) Frederic W. Patureau et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Dibenzofurans via Palladium-Catalyzed Phenol-Directed C–H Activation/C–O Cyclization

(2011) Bin Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rhodium-Catalyzed Selective C–H Activation/Olefination of Phenol Carbamates

(2011) Tian-Jun Gong et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Rhodium-Catalyzed Selective Olefination of Arene Esters via C−H Bond Activation

(2011) Sae Hume Park et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Hydroxyl-directed C–H carbonylation enabled by mono-N-protected amino acid ligands: An expedient route to 1-isochromanones

(2011) Yi Lu et al.   Chemical Science

Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Directed C−H Functionalization Reactions

(2010) Thomas W. Lyons et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Hydroxyl-Directed C−H Activation/C−O Cyclization: Expedient Construction of Dihydrobenzofurans

(2010) Xisheng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Hydroxyl-Directed C−H Olefination Enabled by Monoprotected Amino Acid Ligands

(2010) Yi Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium-CatalyzedOrtho-Arylation ofO-Phenylcarbamates with Simple Arenes and Sodium Persulfate

(2010) Xiaodan Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Phenanthrone Derivatives fromsec-Alkyl Aryl Ketones and Aryl Halides via a Palladium-Catalyzed Dual C−H Bond Activation and Enolate Cyclization

(2010) Parthasarathy Gandeepan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium- and Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of Carbon−Hydrogen Bonds

(2009) Olafs Daugulis et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

The Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrovinylation of Internal Alkynes by Acrylates: An Atom Economic Approach to Highly Substituted 1,3-Dienes

(2009) N. Matthias Neisius et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of (Hetero)Arenes by CH Bond Cleavage

(2009) Lutz Ackermann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rhodium-Catalyzed C−C Bond Formation via Heteroatom-Directed C−H Bond Activation

(2009) Denise A. Colby et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Organopalladium(iv) chemistry

(2009) Ling-Min Xu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

C−C Bond Formation via C−H Bond Activation Using an in Situ-Generated Ruthenium Catalyst

(2009) Rémi Martinez et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pd(II)-Catalyzed C−H Activation/Aryl−Aryl Coupling of Phenol Esters

(2009) Bin Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium-catalysed ortho-arylation of carbamate-protected phenols

(2009) Robin B. Bedford et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY