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Enantioselective amination of 4-alkylisoquinoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione derivatives

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CF3SO2Na as a Bifunctional Reagent: Electrochemical Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes Accompanied by SO2 Insertion to Access Trifluoromethylated Cyclic N‐Sulfonylimines

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Reductant-Free Aerobic Hydroxylation of Isoquinoline-1,3(2H,4H)-dione Derivatives

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Access to 1-Aryl-pyrazolin-5-ones via Photocatalytic Chemoselective Tri/Difluoromethylation and Cyclization of N-Methacryloyl Aldehyde Hydrazones

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Research on the synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted isoquinoline-1,3(2h,4h)-diones via decarboxylative radical addition/cyclization reaction

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Recent Advances in Photo-Induced Oxindole Formation from N-Arylacrylamides

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One‐Step Synthesis of Trifluoroethylated Chromones via Radical Cascade Cyclization–Coupling of 2‐(Allyloxy)arylaldehydes

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Metal‐Free Visible‐Light Photocatalytic Tandem Radical Addition–Cyclization Strategy for the Synthesis of Sulfonyl‐Containing Isoquinolinediones

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Catalyst-free, direct electrochemical trifluoromethylation/cyclization of N-arylacrylamides using TfNHNHBoc as a CF3 source

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Recent Advances for the Synthesis of Dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-ones via Catalytic Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated N-Arylamides

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Metal-Free Photoredox Intramolecular Cyclization of N-Aryl Acrylamides

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UV-induced radical cascade cyclization of S-phenyl thiobenzenesulfonate: Access to sulfonyl oxindoles and isoquinolinediones

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