The role of organic electron donors in the initiation of BHAS base-induced coupling reactions between haloarenes and arenes

Urea-based organocatalyst catalyzed direct C H bond arylations of unactivated arenes

(2018) Huaiqing Zhao et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Accessing Heterobiaryls through Transition-Metal-Free C–H Functionalization

(2018) Ananya Banik et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Electron Transfer Reactions: KOtBu (but not NaOtBu) Photo-reduces Benzophenone, under Activation by Visible Light

(2018) Giuseppe Nocera et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Aromatization modulates the activity of small organic molecules as promoters for carbon–halogen bond activation

(2018) Huan Yang et al.   Chemical Science

Upconversion of reductants

(2018) Mikhail A. Syroeshkin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Initiation in Photoredox C–H Functionalization Reactions. Is Dimsyl Anion a Key Ingredient?

(2017) María E. Budén et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Coupling N–H Deprotonation, C–H Activation, and Oxidation: Metal-Free C(sp3)–H Aminations with Unprotected Anilines

(2017) Christopher J. Evoniuk et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Foldamer-Based Organocatalyst for Direct Arylations of Unactivated Arenes

(2017) Huaiqing Zhao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Double Deprotonation of Pyridinols Generates Potent Organic Electron-Donor Initiators for Haloarene-Arene Coupling

(2016) Joshua P. Barham et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N -Methylanilines as Simple and Efficient Promoters for Radical-Type Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl Iodides

(2016) Huan Yang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Open-Shell Phenalenyl in Transition Metal-Free Catalytic C–H Functionalization

(2016) Rupankar Paira et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Revisiting the Radical Initiation Mechanism of the Diamine-Promoted Transition-Metal-Free Cross-Coupling Reaction

(2016) Li Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

KOtBu: A Privileged Reagent for Electron Transfer Reactions?

(2016) Joshua P. Barham et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Transition-Metal-Free α-Arylation of Enolizable Aryl Ketones and Mechanistic Evidence for a Radical Process

(2015) Martin Pichette Drapeau et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Evidence for the interaction between tBuOK and 1,10-phenanthroline to form the 1,10-phenanthroline radical anion: a key step for the activation of aryl bromides by electron transfer

(2015) Hong Yi et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Mechanistic Insights into the Initiation Step of the Base Promoted Direct C–H Arylation of Benzene in the Presence of Additive

(2015) Mahendra Patil   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Observations on transition metal free biaryl coupling: potassium tert-butoxide alone promotes the reaction without diamine or phenanthroline catalysts

(2014) J. Cuthbertson et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Identifying the Roles of Amino Acids, Alcohols and 1,2-Diamines as Mediators in Coupling of Haloarenes to Arenes

(2014) Shengze Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct intermolecular C–H arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl bromides catalysed by 2-pyridyl carbinol

(2014) Yinuo Wu et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Visible Light Photoredox Catalyzed Biaryl Synthesis Using Nitrogen Heterocycles as Promoter

(2014) Zhen Xu et al.   ACS Catalysis

A macrocyclic aromatic pyridone pentamer as a highly efficient organocatalyst for the direct arylations of unactivated arenes

(2013) Huaiqing Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Simple alcohols promoted direct C–H arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl halides

(2013) Wei Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Phenyl Hydrazine as Initiator for Direct Arene C–H Arylation via Base Promoted Homolytic Aromatic Substitution

(2013) Abhishek Dewanji et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Vasicine catalyzed direct C–H arylation of unactivated arenes: organocatalytic application of an abundant alkaloid

(2013) Sushila Sharma et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Organic super-electron-donors: initiators in transition metal-free haloarene–arene coupling

(2013) Shengze Zhou et al.   Chemical Science

Metal-free arylation of benzene and pyridine promoted by amino-linked nitrogen heterocyclic carbenes

(2012) Wen-Ching Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Transition-metal-free highly chemo- and regioselective arylation of unactivated arenes with aryl halides over recyclable heterogeneous catalysts

(2012) Hongli Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Proline Catalyzes Direct C–H Arylations of Unactivated Arenes

(2012) Kouichi Tanimoro et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Free porphyrin catalyzed direct C–H arylation of benzene with aryl halides

(2012) Yeuk Sze Ng et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Organocatalysis and CH Activation Meet Radical- and Electron-Transfer Reactions

(2011) Armido Studer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Direct arylation of unactivated aromatic C–H bonds catalyzed by a stable organic radical

(2011) Guo-Ping Yong et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

New Ligands That Promote Cross-Coupling Reactions between Aryl Halides and Unactivated Arenes

(2011) Yatao Qiu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Potassiumtert-Butoxide Promoted Intramolecular Arylation via a Radical Pathway

(2011) Daniela Sustac Roman et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

tert-Butoxide-Mediated Arylation of Benzene with Aryl Halides in the Presence of a Catalytic 1,10-Phenanthroline Derivative

(2010) Eiji Shirakawa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Organocatalysis in Cross-Coupling: DMEDA-Catalyzed Direct C−H Arylation of Unactivated Benzene

(2010) Wei Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An efficient organocatalytic method for constructing biaryls through aromatic C–H activation

(2010) Chang-Liang Sun et al.   Nature Chemistry

Potassiumt-Butoxide Alone Can Promote the Biaryl Coupling of Electron-Deficient Nitrogen Heterocycles and Haloarenes

(2008) Shuichi Yanagisawa et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS