Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones and Their Derivatives

Copper-Catalyzed Borylative Difunctionalization of π-Systems

“…The use of carbonyl-based electrophiles in transition metal catalysis has continued to be of interest because of their wide availability and reactivity in synthetic organic chemistry. , The utilization of aldehydes and ketones as terminating electrophiles in the context of copper-catalyzed borylative difunctionalizations has been widely studied, as this strategy represents a powerful method to form carbon–carbon bonds. This focus has unlocked asymmetric variants with nearly every type of carbon–carbon π-system, and intramolecular variants have been examined for several different applications.…”

Rhodium-Catalyzed Deoxygenation and Borylation of Ketones: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation

“…The availability and synthetic versatility of ketones have rendered them valuable to the fields of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and materials science . The manipulation of the carbonyl group provides a generic entry into various functional groups .…”

Oxidative C–S Bond Cleavage of Benzyl Thiols Enabled by Visible-Light-Mediated Silver(II) Complexes

“…In addition, the resulting products of the C–S cleavage reaction are aldehydes and ketones, which are very important synthetic key compounds in organic reactions . Herein, we report a novel method for the oxidative C–S bond cleavage reaction using visible-light-mediated Ag­(II)–ligand complexes under mild reaction conditions (Scheme C). , Significantly, organic reactions using Ag­(II)–ligand complexes as catalysts have been rarely reported even though the synthesis of silver complexes has been well-established in inorganic chemistry. − Our studies show that Ag­(II) complexes catalyze the oxidative C–S bond cleavage of benzyl thiols to afford the desired carbonyl compounds selectively.…”