title: New approaches to organocatalysis based on C-H and C-X bonding for electrophilic substrate activation.
abstract: Hydrogen bond donor catalysis represents a rapidly growing subfield of organocatalysis. While traditional hydrogen bond donors containing N-H and O-H moieties have been effectively used for electrophile activation, activation based on other types of non-covalent interactions is less common. This mini review highlights recent progress in developing and exploring new organic catalysts for electrophile activation through the formation of C-H hydrogen bonds and C-X halogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagorny
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhankui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
keywords: C–H hydrogen bond; counteranion activation; electrophile activation; halogen bond donor; hydrogen bond donor; organocatalysis