Advances in N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis from 2015 to 2024

Dan Ling, Yusong Ran, Fachang Yang, Xiaoqun Yang, Xingxing Wu, Shi-Chao Ren and Zhichao Jin

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 8725
DOI: 10.1039/D5CS00600G

Recent advances in three-component radical acylative difunctionalization of unsaturated carbon–carbon bonds

Jiaqiong Sun, Lihong Wang, Guangfan Zheng and Qian Zhang

Org. Chem. Front., 2023, 10, 4488
DOI: 10.1039/D3QO01010D

Synthesis of axially chiral diaryl ethers via NHC-catalyzed atroposelective esterification

Yingtao Wu, Xin Guan, Huaqiu Zhao, Mingrui Li, Tianlong Liang, Jiaqiong Sun, Guangfan Zheng and Qian Zhang

Chem. Sci., 2024, 15, 4564
DOI: 10.1039/D3SC06444A

Recent advances in combining photo- and N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis

Xiaochen Wang, Senhui Wu, Rongxin Yang, Hongjian Song, Yuxiu Liu and Qingmin Wang

Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 13367
DOI: 10.1039/D3SC03274D

Synthesis of axially chiral thiourea by NHC-catalyzed desymmetrizative amidation

Yingtao Wu, Xin Guan, Kehan Jiao, Huaqiu Zhao, Mingrui Li, Jiaqiong Sun, Guangfan Zheng and Qian Zhang

Green Chem., 2024, 26, 10940
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC03113J

Recent advances in cooperative N-heterocyclic carbenes and photocatalysis

Kui Tian, Zi-Fei Xia, Jun Wei, Hai-Yan Tao and Xiu-Qin Dong

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11, 6243
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01335B

Radical functionalization of allenes

Rongnan Yi, Qiang Li, Long-Yong Xie and Wen-Ting Wei

Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 6426
DOI: 10.1039/D5CC00597C

Photoredox-catalyzed three-component radical coupling of potassium alkyltrifluoroborates, DABSO and polyfluoroarenes

Yunliang Guo, Jiuli Xia, Kaixuan Chen, Kehan Jiao, Ying Dong, Guangfan Zheng, Jiao Qu, Jiaqiong Sun, Tao Xiong and Qian Zhang

Org. Chem. Front., 2026, 13, 202
DOI: 10.1039/D5QO01163A

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

Hui Cai, Xiaoqun Yang, Shi-Chao Ren and Yonggui Robin Chi

ACS Catal., 2024, 14, 8270
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c01973

Dual NHC/Organophotoredox-Catalyzed Radical Phosphinoylacylation of Alkenes with Acyl Fluorides and H-Phosphine Oxides

Rongzao Yang, Jiabin Liao, Hui Xi, Miao-Miao Li and Wei Ding

J. Org. Chem., 2025, 90, 8767
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c00988

Aminoacylation of Alkenes by Cooperative NHC and Photoredox Catalysis

Lena Lezius, Jannik Reimler, Nadine Döben, Michael Hamm, Constantin G. Daniliuc and Armido Studer

Synlett, 2024, 35, 445
DOI: 10.1055/a-2145-8697

Visible Light‐Mediated Cobalt and Photoredox Dual‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Coupling for Axially Chiral Secondary Alcohols†

Tianlong Liang, Yingtao Wu, Jiaqiong Sun, Mingrui Li, Huaqiu Zhao, Jingjing Zhang, Guangfan Zheng and Qian Zhang

Chin. J. Chem., 2023, 41, 3253
DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202300398

Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Xanthates to Acyl Azoliums: Divergent Ketone Synthesis via N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

Chang‐Yin Tan, Minseok Kim and Sungwoo Hong

Angewandte Chemie, 2023, 135
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202306191

Four-Component Radical 1,2-Selenosulfonylation of Allenes

Xiao-Rong Shu, Mu-Han Li, Cuiyan Wu, Xi-Ni Luo, Dong-Qing Yang, Ming-Qi Yang, Yue-Jiao Lu, Guo-Ping Ge, Jidan Liu and Wen-Ting Wei

Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 5705
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01798

Catalytic Synthesis of Carbonyl Compounds Using Acyl Fluorides, Carbamoyl Fluorides, and Fluoroformates: An Overview

Yujin Jung, Yoonho Lee and Kwangmin Shin

Asian J Org Chem, 2024, 13
DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202300661

Cooperative NHC and Photoredox Dual Catalysis for the Construction of Carbonyl Compounds

Vasudevan Dhayalan

ACS Omega, 2026
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c08569

Visible-Light-Mediated Sulfonylation of Arenes via Catalytic Electron Donor–Acceptor Complex of Thianthrenium Salts

Liangke Guo, Jiangzhen An, Haoran Liu, Bailing Zhou, Kai Sun, Fuyi Zhang, Xiaolan Chen, Peng Liu, Lingbo Qu and Bing Yu

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 14939
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c05040

Photocatalytic Radical Umpolung for Strain‐Release Difunctionalization of (Aza)bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

Chang‐Yin Tan, Hyewon Ju, Jinwook Jeong, Jaehun Kim and Sungwoo Hong

Angewandte Chemie, 2025, 137
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202517231

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

Jiuli Xia, Yunliang Guo, Zhiguang Lv, Jiaqiong Sun, Guangfan Zheng and Qian Zhang

Molecules, 2024, 29, 790
DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040790

Photoinduced Electron Transfer from Xanthates to Acyl Azoliums: Divergent Ketone Synthesis via N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis

Chang‐Yin Tan, Minseok Kim and Sungwoo Hong

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2023, 62
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306191

Catalyst-Free Trans-Selective Oxyiodination and Oxychlorination of Alkynes Employing N–X (Halogen) Reagents

Jiaqiong Sun, Yunliang Guo, Jiuli Xia, Guangfan Zheng and Qian Zhang

Molecules, 2023, 28, 7420
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28217420

Radical Acylation of Alkenes by NHC‐Organocatalysis

Qian Tang, Ding Du and Jian Gao

Eur J Org Chem, 2023, 26
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202300832

Photocatalytic Radical Umpolung for Strain‐Release Difunctionalization of (Aza)bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes

Chang‐Yin Tan, Hyewon Ju, Jinwook Jeong, Jaehun Kim and Sungwoo Hong

Angew Chem Int Ed, 2025, 64
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202517231

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

Xu Sun, Gan Zhang, Bo Ye, Wen-Chao Yang, Lei Wang, Xiaoyu Xie, Yicheng Zhang and Jie Liu

Molecular Catalysis, 2024, 569, 114563
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2024.114563

Photoredox N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis via radicals

Zi-Hao Xia, Zhong-Hua Gao and Song Ye

Sci. China Chem., 2026
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-025-3107-4