An elegant approach to quaternary oxindole formation has been developed through a room temperature decarboxylation/radical C-H functionalization by visible-light photoredox catalysis.

Trifluoromethylation/arylation: N-aryl acrylamides undergo visible-light-induced tandem trifluoromethylation/arylation in the presence of a ruthenium photocatalyst with Togni's reagent as the CF3 source. This reaction serves as a powerful and ecofriendly synthetic method for the preparation of a variety of CF3 -containing oxindoles bearing a quaternary carbon center.

A new synthetic approach toward direct C-N bond formation through sp(3) C-H activation has been developed under metal-free conditions. Both primary and secondary benzylic C-H substrates could react smoothly with various amines to give only mono-amination products with good to excellent yields.

A scalable, efficient gold‐catalyzed oxidative phosphonation of sp3 CH bonds with various diarylphosphine oxides and dialkyl phosphites has been developed by using air as a sustainable oxidant under mild reaction conditions. It provides an easy access to α‐amino phosphonic compounds in high yields with a broad reaction scope. The safe, convenient and environmentally benign process makes this protocol very promising.

A new synthetic approach toward difunctionalization of alkenes has been developed under metal-free conditions. Various carboxylic acids and amines could react smoothly with alkenes to give dioxygenation and oxyamidation products, respectively. This organocatalytic process delivers 2-hydroxy alcohols directly from simple alkenes with high levels of region control.