Xinfang Xu

Bis-Nitrene Prevails: Ligand-Controlled Divergence from the Conventional Mononitrene Pathway in Dirhodium Catalysis

Abstract Dirhodium paddlewheel complexes are widely used in C–H amination, yet whether bis-nitrene intermediates participate in catalysis remains an open question. Through systematic DFT calculations at the M06L/dgdzvp/SMD level, we show that both axial and bridging ligands exert...

Blue Light‐Induced C─X Insertion and Halogenation Reaction of 3‐Diazo‐3H‐Indoles With Halohydrocarbons

Visible light-induced free carbene transfer reactions have attracted much attention over the past decades. Whereas photoinduced C─X insertion and halogenation reactions with halohydrocarbons are rare due to many other competitive carbene transformations. Herein, we disclose a blu...