Abstract
Organobromine compounds are extremely useful in organic synthesis. In this perspective, a focused discussion on some recent advancements in C–Br bond-forming reactions is presented.
1 Introduction
2 Selected Recent Advances
2.1 Catalytic Asymmetric Bromopolycyclization of Olefinic Substrates
2.2 Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Bromination
2.3 Some New Catalysts and Reagents for Bromination
2.4 Catalytic Site-Selective Bromination of Aromatic Compounds
2.5 sp3 C–H Bromination via Atom Transfer/Cross-Coupling
3 Outlook
Key words
bromine - bromination - alkenes - catalysis - halogens