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A visible-light-engaged 2-fold site-selective alkylation of indole derivatives with aliphatic ethers or alcohols has been accomplished for easy access to symmetric 3,3'-bisindolylmethane derivatives. The experimental data suggest a sequential photoredox catalysis induced radical addition and proton-mediated Friedel-Crafts alkylation mechanism.

The manganese-catalyzed α-fluoroalkenylation of arenes via C-H activation and C-F cleavage has been described. This protocol provides a very useful method for the synthesis of monofluoroalkenes with predominant unconventional E-isomer selectivity which complements the existing strategies for the access to these molecular architectures. In addition, the selectivity of β-defluorination in the catalytic cycle not only determines the configurations of the products but also obviates the use of external oxidants, providing a good example in the exploitation of manganese-catalyzed redox-neutral C-H transformations.

Herein we present a novel strategy based on palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation by taking advantage of the nucleophilic addition of external fluoride onto gem-difluoroalkenes as the initiation step. The merit of this protocol is highly appealing, as it enables a formal allylation of trifluoroethylarene derivatives through the in situ generation of β-trifluorocarbanions, which otherwise are deemed to be problematic in deprotonative allylation. Furthermore, this strategy distinguishes itself by high modularity, operational simplicity, and wide substrate scope with respect to allyl carbonates, giving rise to a broad array of homoallyltrifluoromethane derivatives, which otherwise would not be easily obtained using existing synthetic methods.

An efficient methodology for the stereoselective synthesis of cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines using copper catalyst was developed. The corresponding cis-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines could be obtained in reasonable yields and with good stereoselectivities in the presence of 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine as ligand and 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone as solvent.

An efficient strategy which integrates visible-light-induced iminyl-radical formation with carboimination of unactivated alkenes has been developed for the easy access of densely functionalized pyrroline derivatives. With fac-[Ir(ppy)3] as photoredox catalyst, the acyl oximes were converted into iminyl radical intermediates by one electron reduction, and evolve through a cascade of intramolecular cyclization and intermolecular carbon radical trapping to give the functionalized pyrrolines. The utilization of silyl enol ethers as coupling partners not only allows the introduction of synthetically useful ketone functionalities but also renders catalyst regeneration without any external reductants. This protocol is characterized by its mild reaction conditions and the tolerance of a broad range of functionalities.

A Lewis-acid catalyzed intermolecular Diels-Alder reaction between multisubstituted acyclic dienes and the E and Z isomers of α,β-enals was studied. It was found that the diene reacted selectively with the Z-isomer of the α,β-enal.

Synthesis of 3,4-pyrroline derivatives via visible-light-induced hydro/oxyimination of unactivated olefins is reported. In the presence of the photoredox catalyst fac-Ir(ppy)3, the key iminyl radical intermediate can be readily generated from O-acyl oximes, and undergoes intramolecular cyclization and H-abstraction from solvent or is trapped by TEMPO to give the corresponding hydro/oxyimination product, respectively. Mechanistic investigations indicate that N,N′-dimethylpropylene urea (DMPU) works as both reducing agent for catalyst regeneration and H-donor for product formation in this process.

A controllable Rh-catalyzed protocol to access alkylation and alkenylation–annulation of N-tosyl acrylamide with acryloyl silane is reported. In contrast to the directing group or catalyst-dependent divergent sp2 C–H alkylation/alkenylation, the intrinsic property of acryloylsilane allows the switchable reaction manifold, thereby affording either alkylation or annulation products with slight modification of the reaction conditions.

Herein we present a novel strategy based on palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation by taking advantage of the nucleophilic addition of external fluoride onto gem-difluoroalkenes as the initiation step. The merit of this protocol is highly appealing, as it enables a formal allylation of trifluoroethylarene derivatives through the in situ generation of β-trifluorocarbanions, which otherwise are deemed to be problematic in deprotonative allylation. Furthermore, this strategy distinguishes itself by high modularity, operational simplicity, and wide substrate scope with respect to allyl carbonates, giving rise to a broad array of homoallyltrifluoromethane derivatives, which otherwise would not be easily obtained using existing synthetic methods.

A Lewis-acid catalyzed intermolecular Diels–Alder reaction between multisubstituted acyclic dienes and the E and Z isomers of α,β-enals was studied. It was found that the diene reacted selectively with the Z-isomer of the α,β-enal.

The efficient one-pot method provides various multisubstituted pyrones equipped with a diverse range of functional groups in moderate to high yields.

An efficient Pd(II)-catalyzed difunctionalization reaction of internal alkynes is reported. In this reaction, various enynoates and electron-deficient alkenes were used for the syntheses of useful highly substituted pyrone derivatives via a 6-endo cyclization and subsequent alkenylation pathway. The corresponding products could be obtained in moderate to good yields under very mild reaction conditions. The high regioselectivity and wide compatibility with different functional groups found in the desired products demonstrate this method to be a general and useful tool for the synthesis of highly substituted pyrone derivatives.