Efficient synthesis strategies by application of transition metal-catalyzed carbene/nitrene insertions into C–H bonds

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Egger ◽  
Erick M. Carreira

This Highlight article provides an overview of recent total syntheses that are characterized by high efficiency and enabled through a neat application of transition metal-catalyzed insertions of carbenes and nitrenes into C–H bonds.

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (74) ◽  
pp. 39519-39522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Bermejo Gómez ◽  
Pär Holmberg ◽  
Jan-E. Bäckvall ◽  
Belén Martín-Matute

A water-soluble rhodium complex formed from commercially available [Rh(COD)(CH3CN)2]BF4 and 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) catalyzes the isomerization of both codeine and morphine into hydrocodone and hydromorphone in water with very high efficiency.


2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (40) ◽  
pp. 8483-8492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Li ◽  
Tong-De Tan ◽  
Ying-Qi Zhang ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Long-Wu Ye

In this review, recent progress in the transition-metal-catalyzed formal annulations of alkynes with isoxazoles for the efficient synthesis of N-heterocycles is discussed.


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