This review focuses on the recent advances in one-electron oxidation involved oxidative dehydrogenative annulations and cyclizations for the intermolecular and intramolecular construction of valuable ring structures.

A facile and efficient aerobic oxidative (4 + 2)-cyclization/aromatization/lactonization tandem reaction of N-aryl glycine esters with propargyl alcohols to access quinoline-fused lactones is reported. The reaction can be extended to homopropargylic alcohols too. The transformation is straightforward to perform under mild conditions and scalable, and both reaction components are readily available.

Summary of main observation and conclusion Oxidative dehydrogenative [3+3] annulation of benzylhydrazines with N‐sulfonylaziridines is described. A series of complex tetrahydro‐1,2,4‐triazines were produced under mild reaction conditions.

Monoclinic BiVO4 nano- and microstructures with a diversity of well-defined morphologies, such as nanoplates, dendrite leaves-like structures, sub-microrods, and microflowers were synthesized via a template-free hydrothermal process with bismuth nitrate and ammonium metavanadate as metal source. The crystal structures, morphologies and optical properties of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-visible absorption spectra (UV-vis). Results showed that the pH value of the solution and the volume of ethylenediamine have great effect on the formation of these unique structures. The photocatalytic activity of these as-prepared samples had been tested by degradation of methylene blue under visible light, indicating that showed good photocatalytic performance.

We for the first time report a catalytic oxidative C-H cyanation of glycine derivatives using a simple copper (I) catalyst with NFSI as an oxidant via a radical process to...