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An efficient and eco-friendly protocol for synthesizing difluoromethylated oxindoles through a visible-light induced one-pot tandem reaction of N-arylacrylamides, difluoroacetic acid and PhI(OAc)2 was developed. This reaction proceeded in the absence of any additive, base, metal-catalyst and external photosensitizer, using cheap and easily available CHF2CO2H as the difluoromethylation reagent and bulk biomass-derived 2-MeTHF as the sole solvent. 26 Examples of N-arylacrylamide substrates were investigated, and all of them successfully underwent difluoromethylation to deliver the target products in good to excellent yields.

An eco-friendly, sustainable and practical method for the efficient preparation of 5-organylselanyl uracils through the electrochemical selenylation of uracils and diorganyl diselenides at room temperature under oxidant- and external electrolyte-free conditions was developed.

An energy-saving and eco-friendly method for the efficient construction of various tri- and tetra-substituted pyrrolecarbonitriles through ultrasound-assisted multicomponent tandem reaction of readily available alkenes, TMSCN and N,N-disubstituted formamides within 40 min under metal-, solvent-free and mild conditions was developed. The dual role of iodine (catalyst and oxidant) notably simplified the reaction conditions and reduced the chemical waste generated

A catalyst-, oxidant-, electrolyte-free method for the preparation of α-ketoamides through the direct electrochemical amidation of α-ketoaldehydes and amines with innocuous hydrogen as the sole byproduct at ambient temperature was developed. The present reaction features clean and mild conditions, excellent functional-group tolerance, and high atom economy and scalability, enabling facile applications in pharmaceutical chemistry.

The desymmetrization of prochiral 4,4-disubstituted cyclopentenes via a site-selective copper-catalyzed allylic oxidation is described. This study provides a direct comparison of a series of known methods for allylic oxidation, and thus identifies ligand-free copper(i) iodide as the optimal catalyst for this particular process. Notably, this work offers a convenient approach to the preparation of γ-quaternary α,β-unsaturated cyclopentenones, which permits an efficient three-step total synthesis of (±)-untenone A.

A novel, sustainable, environmentally friendly, high substrate scope, efficient, solvent-free and metal catalyst-free method for the cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction between N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) and benzyl/ether compounds is described. This coupling reaction proceeds through ultrasound acceleration. Compared to conventional heating conditions, the use of ultrasound techniques not only improves the reaction efficiency and enhances the reaction rate but also minimizes the side reactions.

Synthesis of diversely functionalized symmetrical benzidines through electrochemical dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction of two N,N-disubstituted anilines, is described. The reactions conducted under mild conditions with no oxidizing reagents and transition metal catalysts.

An efficient and highly E-selective protocol for the synthesis of vinyl sulfones is described. This simple protocol demonstrates the first synthesis of vinyl sulfones via a silver-catalyzed C-S bond coupling reaction. In addition, the success of the reaction was found to be critically dependent on the use of TEMPO as the additive.