Energy- and atom-efficient chemical synthesis with endergonic photocatalysis

Deracemization through photochemical E / Z isomerization of enamines

(2022) Mouxin Huang et al.   SCIENCE

Visible‐light‐induced Intramolecular Double Dearomative Cycloaddition of Arenes

(2021) Shuli You et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Intermolecular Crossed [2 + 2] Cycloaddition Promoted by Visible-Light Triplet Photosensitization: Expedient Access to Polysubstituted 2-Oxaspiro[3.3]heptanes

(2021) Philip R. D. Murray et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Recent Visible Light and Metal Free Strategies in [2+2] and [4+2] Photocycloadditions

(2021) Marina Sicignano et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Climate change and industrial F-gases: A critical and systematic review of developments, sociotechnical systems and policy options for reducing synthetic greenhouse gas emissions

(2021) Benjamin K. Sovacool et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Photochemical intermolecular dearomative cycloaddition of bicyclic azaarenes with alkenes

(2021) Jiajia Ma et al.   SCIENCE

Development of catalytic nitrogen fixation using transition metal complexes not relevant to nitrogenases

(2021) Shogo Kuriyama et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Visible‐Light‐Driven Catalytic Deracemization of Secondary Alcohols

(2021) Zhikun Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Advances in the E → Z Isomerization of Alkenes Using Small Molecule Photocatalysts

(2021) Tomáš Neveselý et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Decatungstate-Catalyzed C(sp3)–H Sulfinylation: Rapid Access to Diverse Organosulfur Functionality

(2021) Patrick J. Sarver et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic α-Deracemization of Ketones Enabled by Photoredox Deprotonation and Enantioselective Protonation

(2021) Chenhao Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photochemical Deracemization of Primary Allene Amides by Triplet Energy Transfer: A Combined Synthetic and Theoretical Study

(2021) Manuel Plaza et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Visible light enables catalytic formation of weak chemical bonds with molecular hydrogen

(2021) Yoonsu Park et al.   Nature Chemistry

Cell-free chemoenzymatic starch synthesis from carbon dioxide

(2021) Tao Cai et al.   SCIENCE

Enantiodivergent Prenylation via Deconjugative Isomerization

(2021) Tobias Morack et al.   ACS Catalysis

Photochemical Deracemization at sp3-Hybridized Carbon Centers via a Reversible Hydrogen Atom Transfer

(2021) Johannes Großkopf et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Phosphine/Photoredox Catalyzed Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Olefins with Primary Sulfonamides via α-Scission from Phosphoranyl Radicals

(2021) Alex J. Chinn et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Contra-Thermodynamic Positional Isomerization of Olefins

(2021) Kuo Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic, contra-Thermodynamic Positional Alkene Isomerization

(2021) Gino Occhialini et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Site-Selective Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Aliphatics Enabled by Organophotoredox/Cobalt Dual Catalysis

(2021) Min-Jie Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Catalytic Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Aliphatic Alcohols

(2020) Hiromu Fuse et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Dehydrogenative Coupling of Benzylic and Aldehydic C–H Bonds

(2020) Tairin Kawasaki et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of rare sugar isomers through site-selective epimerization

(2020) Yong Wang et al.   NATURE

Beyond Ammonia: Nitrogen–Element Bond Forming Reactions with Coordinated Dinitrogen

(2020) Sangmin Kim et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Homobenzylic Oxygenation Enabled by Dual Organic Photoredox and Cobalt Catalysis

(2020) Joshua B. McManus et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photoinduced site-selective alkenylation of alkanes and aldehydes with aryl alkenes

(2020) Hui Cao et al.   Nature Communications

Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Alkenes with Aqueous Ammonia by Metal-Loaded Titanium Oxide Photocatalyst

(2020) Soyeong Park et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Organocatalyzed Birch Reduction Driven by Visible Light

(2020) Justin P. Cole et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Divergent Photocatalytic Reactions of α-Ketoesters under Triplet Sensitization and Photoredox Conditions

(2020) Jian Zheng et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Photocatalytic Intramolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of Indole Derivatives via Energy Transfer: A Method for Late-Stage Skeletal Transformation

(2020) Zhijie Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Copper-Photocatalyzed Contra-Thermodynamic Isomerization of Polarized Alkenes

(2020) Thibaud Brégent et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Visible-Light-Induced Dearomatization via [2+2] Cycloaddition or 1,5-Hydrogen Atom Transfer: Divergent Reaction Pathways of Transient Diradicals

(2020) Min Zhu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Synthesis of Cyclobutane-Fused Angular Tetracyclic Spiroindolines via Visible-Light-Promoted Intramolecular Dearomatization of Indole Derivatives

(2019) Min Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Redox Strategy for Light-Driven, Out-of-Equilibrium Isomerizations and Application to Catalytic C–C Bond Cleavage Reactions

(2019) Eisuke Ota et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Scalable and safe synthetic organic electroreduction inspired by Li-ion battery chemistry

(2019) Byron K. Peters et al.   SCIENCE

Positional and Geometrical Isomerisation of Alkenes: The Pinnacle of Atom Economy

(2019) John James Molloy et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photocarboxylation of Benzylic C–H Bonds

(2019) Qing-Yuan Meng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Birch-Type Photoreduction of Arenes and Heteroarenes by Sensitized Electron Transfer

(2019) Anamitra Chatterjee et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Primary Alkyl Amines

(2019) David C. Miller et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Carboxylation of Benzylic and Aliphatic C–H Bonds with CO2 Induced by Light/Ketone/Nickel

(2019) Naoki Ishida et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Light-driven deracemization enabled by excited-state electron transfer

(2019) Nick Y. Shin et al.   SCIENCE

Direct Dearomatization of Pyridines via an Energy-Transfer-Catalyzed Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition

(2019) Jiajia Ma et al.   Chem

[2+2] Photochemical Cycloaddition in Organic Synthesis

(2019) Debayan Sarkar et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Isobutane Dehydrogenation over Bulk and Supported Molybdenum Sulfide Catalysts

(2019) Emily Cheng et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Contra-Thermodynamic, Photocatalytic E →Z Isomerization of Styrenyl Boron Species: Vectors to Facilitate Exploration of Two-Dimensional Chemical Space

(2018) John J. Molloy et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Intermolecular Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Sulfonamides Enabled by Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer

(2018) Qilei Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An elusive thermal [2 + 2] cycloaddition driven by visible light photocatalysis: tapping into strain to access C2-symmetric tricyclic rings

(2018) Kamaljeet Singh et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Acceptorless Dehydrogenation of Hydrocarbons by Noble-Metal-Free Hybrid Catalyst System

(2018) Hiromu Fuse et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Light-driven molecular trap enables bidirectional manipulation of dynamic covalent systems

(2018) Michael Kathan et al.   Nature Chemistry

Catalytic deracemization of chiral allenes by sensitized excitation with visible light

(2018) Alena Hölzl-Hobmeier et al.   NATURE

Direct Visible-Light-Excited Asymmetric Lewis Acid Catalysis of Intermolecular [2+2] Photocycloadditions

(2017) Xiaoqiang Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Benzene C–H Etherification via Photocatalytic Hydrogen-Evolution Cross-Coupling Reaction

(2017) Yi-Wen Zheng et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Catalytic intermolecular hydroaminations of unactivated olefins with secondary alkyl amines

(2017) Andrew J. Musacchio et al.   SCIENCE

Photocatalysis versus Photosynthesis: A Sensitivity Analysis of Devices for Solar Energy Conversion and Chemical Transformations

(2017) Frank E. Osterloh   ACS Energy Letters

Iridium-Catalyzed Selective Isomerization of Primary Allylic Alcohols

(2016) Houhua Li et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Photocatalytic Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Alkenes with Alcohols or Azoles without External Oxidant

(2016) Hong Yi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Visible-light induced oxidant-free oxidative cross-coupling for constructing allylic sulfones from olefins and sulfinic acids

(2016) Guoting Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Cyclobutanes by Olefin [2 + 2] Photocycloaddition Reactions

(2016) Saner Poplata et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A Light/Ketone/Copper System for Carboxylation of Allylic C−H Bonds of Alkenes with CO2

(2016) Naoki Ishida et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Optical vs. chemical driving for molecular machines

(2016) R. D. Astumian   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Catalytic Ring-Opening of Cyclic Alcohols Enabled by PCET Activation of Strong O–H Bonds

(2016) Hatice G. Yayla et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Anti-Markovnikov Oxidation of β-Alkyl Styrenes with H2O as the Terminal Oxidant

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

Photocatalytic Hydrogen-Evolution Cross-Couplings: Benzene C–H Amination and Hydroxylation

(2016) Yi-Wen Zheng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photoredox activation of carbon dioxide for amino acid synthesis in continuous flow

(2016) Hyowon Seo et al.   Nature Chemistry

Photocatalyst size controls electron and energy transfer: selectable E/Z isomer synthesis via C–F alkenylation

(2016) A. Singh et al.   Chemical Science

Optical vs. chemical driving for molecular machines

(2016) R. D. Astumian   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Late Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Hydroamidation

(2015) Liangbin Huang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Activation of CH Bonds through Oxidant-Free Photoredox Catalysis: Cross-Coupling Hydrogen-Evolution Transformation of Isochromans and β-Keto Esters

(2015) Ming Xiang et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

A Bio-Inspired, Catalytic E → Z Isomerization of Activated Olefins

(2015) Jan B. Metternich et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Light-Driven Carboxylation of o-Alkylphenyl Ketones with CO2

(2015) Yusuke Masuda et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Acceptorless dehydrogenation of small molecules through cooperative base metal catalysis

(2015) Julian G. West et al.   Nature Communications

Simple, Chemoselective, Catalytic Olefin Isomerization

(2014) Steven W. M. Crossley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Facile Synthesis of Z-Alkenes via Uphill Catalysis

(2014) Kamaljeet Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Formal anti-Markovnikov hydroamination of terminal olefins

(2013) Sarah M. Bronner et al.   Chemical Science

The Conformations of Cyclooctene: Consequences for Epoxidation Chemistry

(2011) Ulrich Neuenschwander et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The role of aromatic interactions in the structure and energetics of benzyl ketones

(2010) Carlos F. R. A. C. Lima et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Long-range corrected hybrid density functionals with damped atom–atom dispersion corrections

(2008) Jeng-Da Chai et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS