title: C-H functionalisation of cycloalkanes.
abstract: Among organic compounds hydrocarbons are inexpensive and possibly the most abundant among natural resources. Developing strategies for selective functionalisation of inert hydrocarbon C-H bonds is one of the most ideal synthetic paths that a synthetic chemist could think of. This critical review focuses on the recent development of various directed and non-directed cycloalkylations leading to the formation of carbon-carbon (C-C) and carbon-heteroatom (C-X) bonds. Apart from various transition metal catalysed cycloalkylations, this review also covers various metal-free cycloalkylation processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781 039, Assam, India. patel@iitg.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Arghya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781 039, Assam, India. patel@iitg.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Satavisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 781 039, Assam, India. patel@iitg.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Bhisma K
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-8166
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Patel