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Photocatalytic ketone synthesis: recent advances in radical-based approaches from carboxylic acids and derivatives

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One-pot synthesis of functionalized dihydropyridin-2-ones via carbene-catalyzed base-controlled [3+3] annulation reaction

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Synthesis of imidazole-fused pentacyclic pyrrolo[3,4-c]coumarins via base-promoted rearrangement of coumarin-substituted N-heterocyclic carbene precursors

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Synthesis of γ-keto sulfones through sulfonylation/acylation of alkenes merging NHC- and photo-catalysis

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1,2-Aminoalkylacylation of styrenes by cooperative NHC/photoredox dual catalysis

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NHC‐Organocatalyzed Multicomponent Fluorination and Fluoroalkylation for Access to Fluorine‐Containing Compounds

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Visible light-mediated 1,3-acylative chlorination of cyclopropanes employing benzoyl chloride as bifunctional reagents in NHC catalysis

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Photoredox/NHC Dual Catalysis Enabled de Novo Synthesis of α-Amino Acids Derivatives

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Visible Light-Mediated Monofluoromethylation/Acylation of Olefins by Dual Organo-Catalysis

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Construction of Diverse Heterocycles by Radical NHC Catalysis

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Visible-Light-Induced NHC-Catalyzed Carboacylation Reaction of Alkenes from Aryl Thianthrenium Salts and Aldehydes

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Organocatalytic radical aminoacylation of alkenes for β-aminoketone synthesis

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NHC-Mediated Photochemical/Electrochemical Synthesis of Carbonyl Compounds

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Recent advances in transition-metal-free conversion of aldehydes to ketones

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NHC-Catalyzed Reaction of Aldehydes for C(sp2)–O Bond Formation

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N -Heterocyclic carbene catalytic 1,2-boron migrative acylation accelerated by photocatalysis

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Electron-Donor-Mediated Divergent Transformation of Br–RF via EDA Complex for the Synthesis of Fluorine-Containing Oxindoles and Amides

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Engineering Single Cu Atoms Anchored via N‐Heterocyclic Carbene in COF Mesopores for Modulating Electron Kinetics of CO2 Photoconversion

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Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14
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Access to β-Keto Amino Acid Derivatives via Interrupted Polonovski Strategy Involving NHC-Catalyzed Aza Benzoin Reaction

Bhabani Sankar Dehury, Soumen Barik, Ganga Sankar and Akkattu T. Biju

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Radical Acylfluoroalkylation of 1,3-Enynes via N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Photoredox Cooperative Catalysis

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Homologation of Ketones: Direct Transformation of Alkyl Ketones to Aryl Ketones via Photoredox Catalyzed Deacylation-Aroylation Sequence

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Enantioselective acyl-trifluoromethylation of olefins by bulky thiazolium carbene catalysis

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Synergistic Photocatalysis and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Strategy for Acylgermylation of Alkenes

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NHC-Cracker: A Platform for the In Silico Engineering of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Diverse Chemical Applications

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Why is acyl fluoride favored in NHC/photoredox catalysis?

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Cooperative Photoredox and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis Suzuki–Miyaura-Type Reaction: Radical Coupling of Aroyl Fluorides and Alkyl Boronic Acids

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NHC‐Free Ketone Synthesis via Radical Coupling Mechanisms

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Radical Reactions with N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Derived Acyl Azoliums for Access to Multifunctionalized Ketones

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Visible light-mediated organocatalyzed 1,3-aminoacylation of cyclopropane employing N-benzoyl saccharin as bifunctional reagent

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NHC-mediated photocatalytic para-selective C–H acylation of aryl alcohols: regioselectivity control via remote radical spiro cyclization

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