γ-Butyrolactone Synthesis from Allylic Alcohols Using the CO Radical Anion.

γ-Butyrolactone structures are commonly found in various natural products and serve as crucial building blocks in organic synthesis. Consequently, the development of methods for synthesizing γ-butyrolactones has garnered significant interest within the organic synthesis community. In this study, we present a direct and highly efficient approach for the synthesis of γ-butyrolactones from allylic alcohols.

On-Water Cp*Ir(III)-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization for the Synthesis of Chromones through Annulation of Salicylaldehydes with Diazo-Ketones.

A high-valent Ir(III)-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization is carried out for the first time on water for the synthesis of a biologically relevant chromone moiety. The C-H activation and annulation of salicylaldehydes with diazo-compounds provided the desired chromones. The synthesis of C3-substitution-free chromones has also been demonstrated by a one-pot decarboxylation by employing tert-butyl diazoester.

Harnessing Stereospecific Z-Enamides through Silver-Free Cp*Rh(III) Catalysis by Using Isoxazoles as Masked Electrophiles.

The stereospecific synthesis of Z-enamides is described in this paper. For the first time, isoxazoles have been employed as electrophiles in C-H functionalization to afford thermodynamically less stable Z-enamides utilizing salicylaldehydes in an atom- and step-economic fashion. The stereochemistry of enamides might originate from the relative disposition of atoms present in isoxazole and the intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

Cp*Co-Catalyzed syn-Selective C-H Hydroarylation of Alkynes Using Benzamides: An Approach Toward Highly Conjugated Organic Frameworks.

Hydroarylation of internal alkynes by cost-effective Co-catalysis, directed by N-tert-butyl amides, is achieved to avail mono- or dihydroarylated amide products selectively in an atom and step economic way. Several important functional groups were tolerated under the reaction conditions, and syn-hydroarylation products were exclusively isolated. Notably, a 4-fold C-H hydroarylation provided a highly conjugated organic framework in one step.

Cp*Rh(III)-Catalyzed Low Temperature C-H Allylation of N-Aryl-trichloro Acetimidamide.

The readily synthesized trichloro acetimidamide was found to be an excellent directing group for the directed C-H-allylation reactions. Depending on the allylating agent used, selectively either mono- or diallylated products were readily synthesized. Moreover, the trichloro acetimidamide directing group was found to be highly efficient even at lower temperature for the C-H-allylation reaction.