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The NHPI and palladium cocatalyzed radical oxidative acylation of arenes with aldehydes and alcohols as acyl equivalents via selective C-H functionalization has been described. Molecular oxygen, the most environmentally friendly oxidant, was used as the terminal oxidant in this catalytic cycle.

A simple and readily available PdCl2 catalyzed carbamate synthesis method via isocyanate generation and application in situ has been developed. This chemistry provides an efficient and practical approach to synthesize carbamates from simple organic azides, CO atmosphere and alcohols. The broad scope, mild and neutral conditions, and only N2 as the byproduct make this transformation very useful. Moreover, simple examples of modification of bioactive molecules and construction of macrocycles were achieved through this protocol.

A novel A21-CuI catalyzed direct nitrogenation of biphenyl halides for the direct synthesis of carbazoles via a direct C-H amination process has been developed. A recyclable and inexpensive Cu-catalyst was successfully employed in N-heterocyclic compound synthesis via tandem azidation and C-H amination, which makes this protocol very practical and easy to handle.

Simple and efficient NHC-catalyzed transformations of bromoenal or α,β-dibromoenal into α,β-unsaturated esters or amides with high stereoselectivity through C-O or C-N bond formation have been demonstrated. The NHC-catalyzed processes occur under mild conditions. The ready availability of the starting materials, avoidance of external oxidants and the usefulness of the products all make the strategy attractive.

An efficient TEMPO-catalyzed oxidative C-C bond formation with two Csp(3)-H bonds using molecular oxygen as the oxidant has been developed. The novel transformation provides a new strategy for the TEMPO-O(2) catalysis to construct C-C bonds. The advantages of this method include: (1) relatively mild and neutral conditions; (2) simplicity and safety of operation; (3) a stoichiometric amount of dangerous oxidants, any transition metals, additives, even solvent, is not required.

A novel strategy for highly efficient utilization of chiral ammonium salt catalysts has been described in this paper. Three kinds of catalytic functions including iminium catalysis, enamine catalysis, and acid catalysis of chiral ammonium salt catalysts, have been achieved in the enantioselective reduction and alkylation reaction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with alcohols.

A Fe-catalytic highly selective ring expansion reaction of alkynylcyclopropyl alkanols to alkynylcyclobutanols via a 1,2-carbon shift under mild conditions was developed. A new class of homogeneous FeCl(2)/O(2) catalytic system was employed in these novel transformations.

An Fe(OTf)(3)/TfOH cocatalyzed sp-sp(3) C-C bond formation through the coupling of benzylic alcohols with terminal alkynes in the absence of base has been developed. H(2)O is the sole by-product.