He-Ping Li, Xiang-Hong He, Cheng Peng, Jun-Long Li and Bo Han
Nat. Prod. Rep., 2023,40, 988-1021
Abstract
This review summarizes the applications of late-stage strategies in the direct trifluoromethylation of natural products in the past ten years, with particular emphasis on the reaction model of each method.
Alicia Casitas and Xavi Ribas
Chem. Sci., 2026,17, 694-698
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In celebration of our 15th anniversary and some of our most popular articles, Alicia Casitas and Xavi Ribas reflect on the area of organometallic copper(III) chemistry, charting developments since their review in Chemical Science on this topic: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3SC21818J.
Xiahe Chen, Hang Liu, Debo Ding, Huiling Li, Yuanbin She and Yun-Fang Yang
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024,22, 8480-8487
Abstract
The trifluoromethylation of primary and secondary benzylic C(sp3)−H bonds by CuII species proceeds via a radical recombination/reductive elimination pathway, while tertiary benzylic C(sp3)−H bonds prefer the single-electron transfer (SET) pathway.
Tao Dong, Qilong Shen and Gavin Chit Tsui
Chem. Sci., 2024,15, 11550-11556
Abstract
A well-defined [Ph4P]+[Cu(CF2CF3)2]− complex acts as a versatile pentafluoroethylating reagent for the construction of C(sp3)–, C(sp2)– and C(sp)–CF2CF3 bonds.
Vladimir Motornov
Inorg. Chem. Front., 2026, Advance Article
Abstract
The first scorpionate complexes of high-valent copper(III) were prepared and fully characterized.