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Functionalized primary alkyl chlorides are precursors to a plethora of scaffolds but their access from chemical feedstocks remains challenging. Herein, we report a concise dual Ni/photoredox catalytic protocol for regioselective chlorocarbonylation of unactivated alkenes that enables rapid access to β‐keto primary chlorides. The catalytic process features an extensive substrate scope, scalability and functional group tolerance. The Ni/photocatalytic Cl⋅ generation and subsequent cross‐coupling is implicated for the process based on the control experiments and DFT study. The synthetic utility of the protocol has been further corroborated through functionalization of complex substrates and modifications of the product. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with a simple indium(III) chloride catalysed procedure in acetonitrile under mild condition for N‐formylation for a wide variety of amines. The reaction condition was extended to the chemoselective N‐formylation of amino groups as well. Using o‐phenylenediamines in place of mono‐amines, unsubstituted 1H‐benzimidazoles could also be accessed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]