The enantioselective synthesis of α,α-disubstituted cycloalkanones has been developed using a primary amine, thiourea-based dual catalysis pathway. A range of electrophiles and ring sizes are tolerated under the reaction conditions. A possible catalytic cycle is presented to explain the reactivity.

A strategy for the direct functionalization strategy of inertial dialkyl phosphonates with hydroxy compounds to afford diverse mixed phosphonates with good yields and functional-group tolerance has been developed. Mechanistic investigations involving both NMR studies and DFT studies suggest that an unprecedented highly reactive P species (phosphoryl pyridin-1-ium salt), a key intermediate for this new synthetic transformation, is generated in situ from dialkyl phosphonate in the presence of Tf O/pyridine.

Fe(Pc)-Catalyzed aerobic oxidation of thiols for the synthesis of disulfides has been developed under mild reaction conditions. In addition, an aerobic oxidative cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reaction of thiols with P(O)-H compounds (H-phosphonates and H-phosphine oxide) for the formation of S-P(O) bonds has been demonstrated under the Fe(Pc) catalysis system with a base additive. Control experiments revealed that the use of a base (DIPA) in this system controls the synthetic pathways in which thiophosphates are formed.