Current Organic Chemistry - Volume 22, Issue 15, 2018

Heterogeneous photocatalysis is widely used in a broad variety of chemical reactions such as oxidations, dehydrogenation and hydrogen transfer. The photocatalyzed reduction of nitro groups has been used to prepare organic compounds with important industrial and biological applications. The formation of the desired compound could be controlled by selecting the adequate reaction conditions such as catalyst and solvent. Read More

This review illustrates that oximes and their derivatives are valuable materials for the preparation of different classes of heterocyclic compounds. The main group of reactions included transition metal catalysed or transition metal-free cyclisation of unsaturated oximes. Using these starting materials pyrroles, isoxazoles, pyridines and isoquinolines were prepared. Some heterocyclic systems (for example, seven-membered ri Read More

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) because of one-dimensional structure and high surface area as well as their exceptional properties such as excellent mechanical, thermal, electrical and optical properties, are considered as one of the most popular carbon-based nanomaterials in the field of research. These nanoscale tubes have a wide range of applications, including their use in materials science, energy management, electr Read More

Alkenylaluminum reagents are good nucleophiles for organic reactions because of their high reactivities, the high Lewis acidity of the aluminum center, and their low toxicities. Therefore, alkenylaluminum reagents are widely applied in many of organic reactions. This review summarizes the recent advance of the alkenylaluminum reagents applied in cross-coupling reactions, involving various reaction systems, properties of re Read More

The synthetic and mechanistic aspects of highly energetic pyridine carbenes (PyCs) are discussed for understanding the regio- and stereoselective functionalization of pyridine at rare sites by applying different C-H bond activation methods. Various transition metals and metalloids are used for the generation of corresponding PyCs followed by the formation of substituted pyridines. The functionalization of most focused 2,3,4- po Read More

Environmental pollution and contamination is a result of direct or indirect effects of human activities and industrialization. Nowadays, the use of synthetic compounds such as aromatic amines, herbicides, pesticides, dyes and etc., in different industries is necessary and the undesirable discharge of persistent waste xenobiotic materials is unavoidable. Chlorinated aromatic compounds (CACs) require special attention due Read More