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Rhodium-Catalyzed Meta-C−H Arylation of Arenes with VariedLinker Lengths: Bridging Catalytic Selectivity with StructuralDiversity

   

Mandal, A.; Biswas, J. P.; Maiti, D.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, (ASAP)

      

                 

 

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Facile Construction of Distal and Diversified Tertiary and Quaternary Stereocenters

   

Liu, C.; Ge, R.; Chen, J.; Guo, H.; Bartholome, T. A.; Maiti, D.; Ge, H.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.2024, (ASAP)

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Taming CO2•– via synergistic triple catalysis in anti-Markovnikov hydrocarboxylation of alkenes

   

Ghosh, P.;† Maiti, S.;† Malandain, A.; Raja, D.; Loreau, O.; Maity, B.; Roy, T. K.; Audisio, D.; Maiti, D.

J. Am. Chem. Soc.2024, (ASAP)

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Synthesis of β-(Hetero)aryl Ketones via Ligand-Enabled Nondirected C-H Alkylation

   

Bairagi, Y.;† Porey, S.;† Vummaleti, S. V. C.; Zhang, X.; Lahiri. G. K.; Maiti, D. 

ACS Catal.2024, 14, 15654

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A Modular Approach for Accessing 3D Heterocycles via 1,2-Dicyanation of Planar N-Heteroarenes

   

Pradhan, S.; Maiti, S.; Dutta, S.; Russell, C. A.; Tyagi, S.; Maiti, D.  

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, e202412979

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Hydrogen Bonding Template Enables Remote Meta-C–H Alkenylation of Nitroarenes with Electron-Deficient Alkenes

   

Dutta, B.; Mahajan, M.; Ghosh, A.; Dajek, M.; Kowalczyk, R.; Mondal, B.; Ge, H.; Maiti, D.

Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 7543

      

                 

 

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Metal-free Borylation of α-Naphthamides and Phenylacetic Acid Drug

   

Maji, S.; Rawal, P.; Ghosh, A.; Pidiyar, K.; Al-Thabaiti, S. A.; Gupta, P.; Maiti, D. 

JACS Au., 2024, (ASAP)

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Deuteration and Tritiation of Pharmaceuticals by Non-Directed Palladium Catalyzed C–H Activation in Heavy and Super-Heavy Water

   

Teja, C.; Kolb, S.; Colonna, P.; Grover, J.; Garcia-Argote, S.; Lahiri, G. K.; Pieters, G.; Werz. D. B.; Maiti, D.

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, e202410162

      

                 

 

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Pd-catalyzed regioselective activation of C(sp2)-H and C(sp3)-H bonds

   

Ali, W.; Oliver, G. A.; Werz, D. B.; Maiti, D.

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, (ASAP)

      

                 

 

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        Ligand controlled orthogonal selectivity between δ and γ positions of long chain picolinamides

   

        Sinha, S. K.; Goswami, N.; Li, Y.; Maji, S.; Raja, D.; Sarala, A. S.; Guin, S.; Paton. R. S.; Maiti, D.

        ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 12681 

      

                 

 

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Tandem Dehydrogenation-Olefination-Decarboxylation of Cycloalkyl Carboxylic Acids via Multifold C-H Activation

   

Pal, T.; Ghosh, P.; Islam, M., Guin, S.; Maji, S.; Dutta, S.; Das, J.; Ge, H.; Maiti, D.

Nat. Commun., 2024, 15, 5370

      

                 

 

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Enantiodivergent synthesis of isoindolones catalysed by a Rh(III)-based artificial metalloenzyme

   

Mukherjee, P.;† Sairaman, A.;† Deka, H. J.; Jain, S.; Mishra, S. K.; Roy, S.; Bhaumik, P.; Maiti, D.

 Nat. Synth., 2024, 3, 835

      

                 

 

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       Surpassing the Limited Coordination Affinity of Native Amides by Introducing Pyridone-Pd-AgOAc Cluster                   to Promote Distal γ-C(sp3)-H Arylation

   

        Goswami, N.; Kumar, N.; Gupta, P.; Maiti, D.

        ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3798–3811

      

                 

 

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   Mizoroki–Heck-type transformations in natural product synthesis: case studies in carbopalladation and forging               all-carbon quaternary stereocenters

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    Fuller, R. O.; Maiti, D.; Bissember, A. C.

    Chem Catal., 2024, 100921

             

 

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        Harnessing the “Methyl Effect” in the Development of Novel Meta-directing Template for C–H Cyanation 

   

        Bhattacharya, T.;† Teja, C.;† Kumar, N.; Bhagat, K. K.; Lahiri, G. K.; Gupta, P.; Tyagi, S.; Maiti, D.

        ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 2216-2228

      

                 

 

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Light-induced Pd catalyst enables C(sp2)–C(sp2) cross-electrophile coupling bypassing the demand for transmetalation

   

 Maiti, S.;  Ghosh, P.; Raja, D. K.; Ghosh, S.; Chatterjee, S.; Sankar, V.; Roy, S.; Lahiri, G. K.; Maiti, D.

 Nat. Catal., 2024, 7, 285

 Highlighted in Synfacts

      

                 

 

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    Highly scalable photoinduced synthesis of silanols via untraversed pathway for chlorine radical (Cl•) generation

   

    Saha, A.; Ali, W.; Werz, D. B.; Maiti, D.

    Nat. Commun., 2023,14, 8173

      

                 

 

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  Combinatorial Ligand Assisted Simultaneous Control of Axial and Central Chirality in Highly Stereoselective              C-H Allylation  

   

   Bhattacharya, T.; Ghosh, S.; Dutta, S.; Guin, S.; Ghosh, A.; Ge, H.; Sunoj, R. B.; Maiti, D.

   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63,  e20231011

      

                 

 

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        Photoinduced [3+2] Cycloaddition of Carbenes and Nitriles: A Versatile Approach to Oxazole Synthesis

   

        Saha, A.; Sen, C.; Guin, S.; Das, C.; Maiti, D.; Sen, S.; Maiti, D.

        Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2023,62,  e20230891

        Highlighted in ChemistryViews, Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev., Highlighted in Synfacts

      

                 

 

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    Unveiling catalyst-free electro-photochemical reactivity of aryl diazoesters and facile synthesis of oxazoles,               imide-fused pyrroles and tetrahydro-epoxy-pyridines via carbene radical anion

   

    Maiti, D.; Saha, A.; Guin, S.; Maiti, D.; Sen, S.

    Chem. Sci., 202314, 6216

      

                 

 

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       Non-Directed C-H/C-F Coupling for the Synthesis of α-Fluoro Olefinated Arenes  

   

        Porey, S.; Bairagi, Y.; Guin, S.; Zhang, X.; Maiti, D.

        ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 14000–14011

      

                 

 

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    Energy-efficient CO2/CO interconversion by homogeneous copper-based molecular catalysts 

   

    Guria, S.; Dolui, D.; Das, C.; Ghorai, S.; Vishal, V.; Maiti, D.; Lahiri, G. K.; Dutta, A.

    Nat. Commun., 2023,14, 6859

      

                 

 

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Transition-metal catalyzed C‒H activation as a means of synthesizing complex natural products

   

Sinha, S. K.; Ghosh, P.; Jain, S.; Maiti, S.; Al-Thabati, S. A.; Alshehri, A. A.; Mokhtar, M.; Maiti, D.

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023, 52, 7461-7503

      

                 

 

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   Directing Group Assisted para-Selective C-H Alkynylation of Unbiased Arenes Enabled by Rhodium Catalysis

   

    Dutta, U.; Prakash, G.; Devi, K.; Borah, K.; Zhang, X.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Sci., 202314, 11381

   

                 

 

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Deciphering the Mechanistic Insights of Temporary Directing Group Assisted meta-Alkenylation of Complex Biaryl Systems

   

 Goswami, N.;† Kumar, N.;† Bag, S.; Gupta, P.; Maiti, D.

 ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 11091

      

                 

 

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    Access to Unsaturated Bicyclic Lactones by Overriding Conventional C(sp3)-H Site Selectivity

   

    Das, J.; Ali, W.; Ghosh, A.;† Pal, T.;† Mandal, A.;† Teja, C.; Dutta, S.; Pothikumar, R.; Ge, H.; Zhang, X.; Maiti, D.

    Nat. Chem., 2023, 15, 1626

    Nature Blog

    Highlighted in Research Matters, Selected as Synfact of the Month Feb'24 

    Covered in the April issue of Synform

      

                 

 

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 Simplifying the Synthesis of Non-proteinogenic Amino Acids via Palladium Catalysed (delta)-Methyl C-H               Olefination of Aliphatic Amines and Amino Acids 

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    Bhattacharya, T.; Baroliya, P. K.; Al-Thabaiti, S. A.; Maiti, D.

     JACS Au, 2023, 3, 1975

 

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   Photoinduced meta-Selective C-H Oxygenation of Arenes

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    Ali, W.;† Saha, A.;† Ge, H.; Maiti, D.

    JACS Au, 2023, 3, 1790

      

                 

 

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    Site-Selective C–H Functionalization of Carbazoles

    Elsaid, M.‡ Ge, R.‡ Liu, C. Maiti, D.* and Ge, H.*

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed, 2023,62, e202303110

      

                 

 

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    Enroute Sustainability: Metal Free C-H bond Functionalisation

   

    Roy, S.; Panja, S.; Sahoo, S. R.; Chatterjee, S.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Soc. Rev., 2023, 52, 2391-2479

      

                 

 

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    Distal meta-alkenylation of formal amines enabled by catalytic use of hydrogen-bonding anionic ligands

   

    Goswami, N.;† Sinha, S. K.;† Mondal, P.; Adhya, S.; Datta, A.; Maiti, D.

    Chem, 2023, 9, 989-1003

      

                 

 

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    Photo-Excited Nickel-Catalyzed Silyl-Radical-Mediated Direct Activation of Carbamoyl Chlorides To Access                  (Hetero)aryl Carbamides

   

    Maiti, S.;† Roy, S.;† Ghosh, P.; Kasera, A.; Maiti, D.

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202207472

      

                 

 

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   Substrate-Rhodium Cooperativity in Photoinduced ortho-Alkynylation of Arenes

   

    Saha, A.; Ghosh, A.; Guin, S.; Panda, S.; Mal, D. K.; Majumdar, A.; Akita, M.; Maiti, D.

    Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202210492

      

                 

 

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   Pd Catalyzed Dual-γ-1,1-C(sp3)-H Activation of Free Aliphatic Acids With Allyl-O Moieties

   

    Das, J.; Pal, T.; Ali, W.; Sahoo, S. R.; Maiti, D.

    ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 11169-11176

      

                 

 

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   Non-Directed Pd-Catalysed Electrooxidative Olefination of Arenes

   

    Panja, S.; Ahsan, S.; Pal, T.; Kolb, S.; Ali, W.; Sharma, S.; Das, C.; Grover, J.; Dutta, A.; Werz, D. B.; Paul, A.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 9432-9439

      

                 

 

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   Transition-Metal-Catalyzed C−H Bond Alkylation Using Olefins: Recent Advances and Mechanistic Aspects

   

    Mandal, D.; Roychowdhury, S.; Biswas, J. P.; Maiti, S.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 7358-7426

      

                 

 

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   Expanding chemical space by para-C-H arylation of arenes 

   

    Maiti, S.; Li, Y.; Sasmal, S.; Guin, S.; Bhattacharya, T.; Lahiri, G. K.; Paton, R. S.; Maiti, D.

    Nat. Commun., 2022,13, 3963

      

                 

 

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    Dual Ligand Enabled Non-Directed C−H Chalcogenation of Arenes and Heteroarenes 

   

    Sinha, S. K.;† Panja, S.;† Grover, J.;† Hazra, P. S.; Pandit, S.; Bairagi, Y.; Zhang, X.; Maiti, D.

    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022,144, 12032-12042

      

                 

 

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   Ligand-promoted palladium-catalyzed β-methylene C−H arylation of primary aldehydes

   

    Yang, K.; Li, Z.; Liu, C.; Li, Y.; Hu, Q.; Elsaid, M.; Li, B.; Das, J.; Dang, Y.; Maiti, D.; Ge, H.

    Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 5938-5943

      

                 

 

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   Directing Group Assisted Rhodium Catalyzed meta-C-H Alkynylation of Arenes

   

    Sasmal, S.;† Prakash, G.;† Dutta, U.;† Laskar, R.; Lahiri, G. K.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 5616-5621

      

                 

 

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   C-H deuteration of organic compounds and potential drug candidates 

   

    Prakash, G.; Paul, N.; Oliver, G. A.; Werz, D. B..; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51,3123-3163

      

                 

 

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   Photoinduced Regioselective Olefination of Arenes at Proximal and Distal Sites

   

    Saha, A.;† Guin, S.;† Ali, W.; Bhattacharya, T.; Sasmal, S.; Goswami, N.; Prakash, G.; Sinha, S. K.; Chandrashekar, H. B.;              Panda, S.; Anjana, S. S.; Maiti, D.

    J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 1929 , Highlighted in "Synfacts"

      

                 

 

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   Emergence of Pyrimidine as meta-Directing Group: Journey from Weak to Strong Coordination in                                   Diversifying meta-C−H Functionalization

   

    Dutta, U.; Maiti, D.

    Acc. Chem. Res​., 202255, 354

      

                 

 

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   Ligand-redox assisted nickel catalysis toward stereoselective synthesis of (n+1)-membered cycloalkanes                     from 1,n-diols with methyl ketones

   

    Bains, A. K.; Kundu, A.; Maiti, D.; Adhikari, D.

    Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 14217

      

                 

 

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   Toolbox for Distal C-H Bond Functionalizations in Organic Molecules

   

    Sinha, S. K.; Guin, S.; Maiti, S.; Biswas, J. P.; Porey, S.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Rev., 2022122, 5682

      

                 

 

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   Ligand Enabled delta-C(sp3)-H Borylation of Aliphatic Amines 

   

     H. B. Chandrashekar, Dolui. P.; Li, B.; Mandal, A.; Liu, H; Guin, S; Ge, H; Maiti, D.

     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 18194 (Appears in Hot Topic: C-H Activation)

      

                 

 

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    Effect of ligand backbone on the reactivity and mechanistic paradigm of non-heme iron(IV)-oxo during                        olefin epoxidation 

   

     Biswas, J. P.; Ansari, M.; Paik, A.; Sasmal, S; Paul, S; Rana, S; Rajaraman, G.; Maiti, D.

     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 14030

      

                 

 

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  Arene Diversification via Distal C(sp2)-H Functionalization 

   

     Dutta, U.; Maiti, S.; Bhattacharya, T.; Maiti, D.

     Science, 2021, 372, 701

      

                 

 

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  Hexafluoroisopropanol: The Magical Solvent for Pd-Catalyzed C-H Activation

   

    Bhattacharya, T.; Ghosh, A.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 3857

     

                 

 

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   Recent development in transition metal-catalyzed C-H olefination

   

    Ali, W.; Prakash, G.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 2735

      

                 

 

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         Imine as a linchpin approach for meta-C–H functionalization

 

          Bag, S.; Jana, S.; Pradhan, S.; Bhowmick, S.; Goswami, N.; Sinha, S. K.; Maiti, D. 

          Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 1393

                 

 

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     Transition Metal Catalyzed C-H Allylation Reactions

   

     Dutta, S.; Bhattacharya, T.; Werz, D. B.; Maiti, D.

     Chem.2020,7, 555  

      

                 

 

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  Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal- Iron: From rust to multitasking catalysts

   

    Rana, S.; Biswas, J. P.; Paul, S.; Paik, A.;  Maiti, D.

    Chem. Soc. Rev., 2020, 50, 243

      

                 

 

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  Diverse Strategies for Transition Metal Catalyzed Distal C(sp3)-H Functionalizations

   

    Das, J.; Guin, S.; Maiti, D.

    Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 10887

      

                 

 

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   A Direct Route to Six and Seven Membered Lactones via γ-C(sp3)-H Activation: A Simple Protocol to Build                     Molecular Complexity

   

     Das, J.; Dolui, P.; Ali, W.; Biswas, J. P.; Chandrashekar, H. B.; Prakash, G; Maiti, D.

     Chem. Sci202011, 9697

      

                 

 

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 Para-Selective Arylation of Arenes: A Direct Route to Biaryls by Norbornene Relay Palladation  

   

     Dutta, U.; Porey, S.; Pimparkar, S.; Mandal, A; Grover, J; Koodan, A; Maiti, D.

     Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 20831

      

                 

 

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 Palladium-catalyzed meta-C–H allylation of arenes: A unique combination of pyrimidine-based template and             hexafluoroisopropanol

   

     Bag, S.; K, S.; Mondal, A.; Jayarajan, R.; Dutta, U.; Porey, S.; Sunoj, R. B.; Maiti. D.

    J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2020, 142, 12453