C–H Bond functionalization

  • Diversification of NH-Aryl Sulfoximines through Iridium-Catalyzed ortho- and meta-Selective C–H Borylation
    P. van Bonn, S. Soerensen, N. Schmitz, C. Bolm, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2024, 366, 725–732.

  • Selective Approaches to α- and β-Arylated Vinyl Ethers
    A. Domzalska-Pieczykolan, I. Funes-Ardoiz, B. Furman, C. Bolm, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202109801.
    Selected as Hot Paper.

  • Synthesis of Benzothiadiazine-1-oxides by Rhodium-Catalyzed C–H Amidation/Cyclization
    P. Shi, Y. Tu, C. Wang, D. Kong, D. Ma, C. Bolm, Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 8842–8845.

  • 3D Heterocycles from Sulfonimidamides by Sequential C–H Bond Alkenylation/Aza‐Michael Cyclization
    A.-K. Bachon, A. Hermann, C. Bolm, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 5889–5892. Selected as Hot Paper.

  • Nondirected Copper-Catalyzed Sulfoxidations of Benzylic C–H Bonds
    H. Yu, Z. Li, C. Bolm, Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 2076–2079.

  • Mechanochemical Cobalt‐Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalizations by Ball Milling
    H. Cheng, J. G. Hernández, C. Bolm, Adv. Synth. Catal. 2018, 360, 1800–1804.

  • Mechanochemical Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Amidation of Arenes with Dioxazolones under Solventless Conditions in a Ball Mill
    G. N. Hermann, C. Bolm, ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4592–4596.

  • Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Annulation of N-Methoxybenzamides with Heterobicyclic Alkenes by C–H Functionalization: Synthesis of Benzo[b]phenanthridinones
    Y. Cheng, K. Parthasarathy, C. Bolm, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 1203–1206.

  • Mechanochemical Iridium(III)-Catalyzed C-H Bond Amidations of Benzamides with Sulfonyl Azides under Solventless Conditions in Ball Mills
    G. N. Hermann, P. Becker, C. Bolm, Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 3845–3848; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3781–3784. Selected as Very Important Paper.

  • Copper-Catalyzed Direct Sulfoximination of Heteroaromatic N-Oxides by Dual C–H/N–H Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling
    H. Yu, Z. Li, C. A. Dannenberg, C. Bolm, Chem. Asian J. 2016, 11, 54–57.

  • [Cp*RhCl2]2: Mechanosynthesis and applications in C–H bond functionalisations under ball-milling conditions
    J. G. Hernández, C. Bolm, Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 12582–12584.

  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Direct Coupling of Benzothioamides with Alkenes and Alkynes through Directed C–H Bond Cleavage
    Y. Yokoyama, Y. Unoh, R. A. Bohmann, T. Satoh, K. Hirano, C. Bolm, M. Miura, Chem. Lett. 2015, 44, 1104–1106. (Editor's Choice)

  • Mechanochemical Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionali­zation of Acetanilides under Solventless Conditions in a Ball Mill
    G. N. Hermann, P. Becker, C. Bolm, Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 7522–7525, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7414–7417.

  • Hydroarylations of Heterobicyclic Alkenes through Rhodium-Catalyzed Directed C–H Functionalizations of S-Aryl Sulfoximines
    W. Dong, K. Parthasarathy, Y. Cheng, F. Pan, C. Bolm, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15732–15726.

  • N-Arylations of Sulfoximines with 2-Arylpyridines by Copper-Mediated Dual N–H/C–H Activation
    L. Wang, D. L. Priebbenow, W. Dong, C. Bolm, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2661–2663.

  • Directed Additions of 2-Arylpyridines and Related Substrates to Cyclic Imines through Rhodium-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization
    K. Parthasarathy, A. Rebolledo Azcargorta, C. Bolm, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2538–2541.

  • C–H Activation of Methyl Arenes in the MnO2-Mediated Aroylation of N-Chlorosulfoximines
    D. L. Priebbenow, C. Bolm, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 1650–1652; Selected by P. Knochel, N. M. Barl for Synfacts 2014, 10, 627.

  • Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Selective ortho-Olefinations of N-Acyl and N-Aroyl Sulfoximines by C–H Bond Activation
    K. Parthasarathy, C. Bolm, Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 16, 4896–4900.

  • Acylsilanes in Rh(III)-catalyzed directed aromatic C-H alkenylations and siloxycarbene reactions with C-C double bonds
    P. Becker, D. L. Priebbenow, R. Pirwerdjan, C. Bolm, Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 273–275; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 269–271.

  • Ru/Ag-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkenylation of Benzamides and Phenylazoles through Regioselective C–H Bonds Cleavage
    Y. Hashimoto, T. Ortloff, K. Hirano, T. Satoh, C. Bolm, M. Miura, Chem. Lett. 2012, 41, 151–153.

  • Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Bond Acetoxylation: An Approach to ortho-Substituted Hydroxy[2.2]paracyclophane Derivatives
    P. Lennartz, G. Raabe, C. Bolm, Adv. Synth. Cat. 2012, 354, 3237–3249.

  • Transition metal-free direct C–H bond thiolations of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles and related heteroarenes
    L. H. Zou, J. Reball, J. Mottweiler, C. Bolm, Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 11307–11309.

  • Iron(II) Triflate as Catalyst for the Synthesis of Indoles by Intramolecular C–H Amination
    J. Bonnamour, C. Bolm, Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 2012–2014.

  • Editorship of Activating Unreactive Substrates - The Role of Secondary Interactions (Eds.: C. Bolm, E. Hahn), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany 2009 (459 pages).

  • Directed C-H functionalizations
    C. Bolm, in Activating Unreactive Substrates - The Role of Secondary Interactions, (Eds.: C. Bolm, E. Hahn), Wiley-VCH, 2009, 10, 297–312.