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Application of Triaryl Carbenium in Organic Synthesis

  • Luyao Li ,
  • Zhongwen He ,
  • Zhenguo Zhang ,
  • Zhenhua Jia ,
  • Teck-Peng Loh
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  • a College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001
    b Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
* Corresponding authors. E-mail: ;

Received date: 2023-08-09

  Revised date: 2023-10-08

  Online published: 2023-10-30

Supported by

Start-Up Grant of Henan University of Technology(31401503)

Abstract

Triaryl carbenium, known as an exceptional Lewis acid, possesses a low-lying lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) that readily accepts an electron pair, which was widely used in synthetic transformations serving as reagent or catalyst. Over the past decade, triaryl carbenium has been used as catalyst, pre-catalyst, co-catalyst and additive in organic synthesis. Moreover, triaryl carbenium as a key intermediate approached to the successful synthesis of tetra-arylmethane. In this review, the application progress of triaryl carbenium in organic synthesis in recent years is summarized, and its diverse functional roles in organic synthesis are summarized, hoping to attract widespread attention.

Cite this article

Luyao Li , Zhongwen He , Zhenguo Zhang , Zhenhua Jia , Teck-Peng Loh . Application of Triaryl Carbenium in Organic Synthesis[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2024 , 44(2) : 421 -437 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc202308007

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