The oxidative coupling of sp(3) hybridized carbon atoms by photocatalysis is a valuable synthetic method as stoichiometric oxidation reagents can be avoided and dihydrogen is the only byproduct of the reaction. Cadmium sulfide, a readily available semiconductor, was used as a visible light heterogeneous photocatalyst for the oxidative coupling of benzyl alcohols and benzyl amines by irradiation...

The facile synthesis of the cage molecule (C110H56Br2) via a remarkable three-fold homo-coupling macrocyclization reaction using continuous flow methodology is reported. Synthesis via continuous flow chemistry improves the residence time, safety, and environmental profile of this synthetically challenging reaction. Further, the new cage possesses halogen atoms at its apex that serve to expand t...

Photosensitizing supramolecular assemblies based on a phenazine derivative (PPA) have been developed, which show strong affinity toward Pd2+ ions to generate ensemble [email protected] nanoparticles (NPs). The NPs catalyse the Suzuki cross-coupled reaction under mild conditions (aerial conditions, mixed aqueous media, and visible light radiations). Although exhibit for arylboronic acid could ho...

Dibenzo[a,c]cyclooctatetraenes were selectively generated in good yields from the palladium-catalyzed [4+4] cyclic homocoupling of borylvinyl iodobenzene derivatives, which were prepared via the selective Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of the gem-diboryl reagents with iodo compounds.

Au nanoparticles with small sizes (1-4 nm) were effectively formed on Mg-Al mixed oxides (Au/MAO), which showed superior catalytic performances and good recyclability in aerobic homocoupling of phenylboronic acid.

High surface area porous poly(phenylene butadiynylene) networks were obtained (BET surface area up to 842 m(2) g(-1)) by the palladium-catalyzed homocoupling of 1,3,5-triethynylbenzene and 1,4-diethynylbenzene.

A variety of hetero(aromatic) carboxylic acids are shown to undergo decarboxylative homocoupling, mediated by a Pd/Ag system. This novel methodology for the synthesis of symmetrical biaryls avoids the use of haloarenes and organometallic compounds as starting materials.

A series of hexa- and octasubstituted biphenyls containing halogen, amino, nitro, and propylthio substituents were prepared by metal-mediated convergent synthesis from halobenzene precursors. The Pd-assisted C-C coupling methods were ineffective in the formation of the Ar-Ar bond except for the synthesis of 1b. All tetra-ortho-substituted biphenyls were prepared via Ullmann coupling reactions. ...