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Explore the Highly Cited Articles in Organic Chemistry Frontiers

12 Aug 2025

We are delighted to highlight the following highly cited research articles published in Organic Chemistry Frontiers since 2023. We hope you enjoy reading them.

	Photoelectrochemical upcycling of PVC plastic waste for the synthesis of chlorinated quinolinone derivatives Kai Zheng, Jingwen He, Lixi Zhang, Zhaoyang Wang, Pengfei Zhang, Jianyu Cao and Chao Shen *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2025,12, 3191-3197 https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QO00189G
	Energy-transfer photocatalysis for Minisci C–H (amino)alkylation of heteroarenes using oxime esters as dual-role reagents Jun Xu, Yuru Zhang, Ruiyuan Xu, Yuxin Wang, Jiabin Shen and Wanmei Li *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 5122-5129 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO00836G
	Arylgermylation of alkenes by a cooperative photoactivation and hydrogen atom transfer strategy Jia Cao, Yan Liu, Zhixiang Wang and Le Liu *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 7098-7106 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO01497A
	(±)-Hypandrone A, a pair of polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol enantiomers with a caged 7/6/5/6/6 pentacyclic skeleton from Hypericum androsaemum Jiangchun Wei, Pingping Fan, Yahui Huang, Hanxiao Zeng, Rui Jiang, Zhengzhi Wu, Yonghui Zhang and Zhengxi Hu *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 3459-3464 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO00444B
	Transition-metal-, oxidant- and additive-free multi-component synthesis of alkyl heteroaryl BCPs enabled by visible-light-induced phosphine-catalyzed halogen-atom transfer Jun Xu, Yu Hong, Ruiyuan Xu, Yuxin Wang, Yirui Guo, Jiabin Shen, Yuxuan Zhao and Wanmei Li *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 6166-6176 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO01351D
	*Access to spiro-bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes via* BF₃·Et₂O-catalyzed formal [2π + 2σ] cycloaddition of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes with benzofuran-derived oxa(aza)dienes Jia-Yi Su, Jian Zhang, Zhi-Yun Xin, Hao Li, Hanliang Zheng and Wei-Ping Deng Org. Chem. Front.**, 2024,11, 4539-4545 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO00511B
	Iron-catalyzed fragmentation-alkynylation, -alkenylation and -alkylation cascade enabled by photoinduced ligand-to-metal charge transfer Yining Zhu, Han Gao, Jia-Lin Tu, Chao Yang, Lin Guo,Yating Zhao and Wujiong Xia *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 1729-1735 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO01822A
	Photoinduced C–H heteroarylation of enamines via quadruple cleavage of CF₂Br₂ Wanqing Zuo, Lingling Zuo, Xiao Geng, Zhifang Li and Lei Wang *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2023,10, 6112-6116 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO01474F
	An iron-catalyzed C–S bond-forming reaction of carboxylic acids and hydrocarbons via photo-induced ligand to metal charge transfer Ao-Men Hu, Jia-Lin Tu, Mengqi Luo, Chao Yang, Lin Guo and Wujiong Xia *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2023,10, 4764-4773 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO01081C
	*Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of aryl thiols with aryl bromides via* C–S bond activation Hao Xu, Cai-Yu He, Bo-Jie Huo, Jia-Wen Jing, Chengping Miao, Weidong Rao, Xue-Qiang Chu, Xiaocong Zhou and Zhi-Liang Shen Org. Chem. Front.**, 2023,10, 5171-5179 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO01236K

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Explore the Highly Cited Articles in Organic Chemistry Frontiers

11 Aug 2025

We are delighted to highlight the following highly cited review articles published in Organic Chemistry Frontiers since 2023. We hope you enjoy reading them.

	*Remodelling molecular frameworks via* atom-level surgery: recent advances in skeletal editing of (hetero)cycles Rubal Sharma, Mitsuhiro Arisawa, Shinobu Takizawa and Mohamed S. H. Salem Org. Chem. Front.**, 2025,12, 1633-1670 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO02157F
	Advances in organocatalytic asymmetric [3 + 3] cycloadditions: synthesis of chiral six-membered (hetero)cyclic compounds Zi-Qi Zhu, Tian-Zhen Li, Si-Jia Liu and Feng Shi *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 5573-5604 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO00515E
	Advances in photoinduced radical–polar crossover cyclization (RPCC) of bifunctional alkenes Meng Liu, Xinke Ouyang, Chenglong Xuan and Chao Shu *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 895-915 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO01929B
	Visible-light induced direct C(sp³)–H functionalization: recent advances and future prospects Jia-Lin Tu, Yining Zhu, Pengcheng Li and Binbin Huang *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 5278-5305 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO01179A
	Recent advances in carbon atom addition for ring-expanding single-atom skeletal editing Ting Yuan and Lei Shi *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 7318-7332 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO01806K
	Modern photo- and electrochemical approaches to aryl radical generation Krzysztof Grudzień, Andrei Zlobin, Jan Zadworny, Katarzyna Rybicka-Jasińska and Bartłomiej Sadowski *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 5232-5277 https://doi.org/10.1039/D4QO00999A
	Recent advances in N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed fluorination and fluoroalkylation Zefeng Jin, Fangfang Zhang, Xiao Xiao, Nengzhong Wang, Xin Lv and Liejin Zhou *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 2112-2133 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO02098C
	Electrochemical difunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes for the synthesis of organochalcogens involving C–S/Se bond formation Jianchao Liu, Jie-Ping Wan and Yunyun Liu *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2024,11, 597-630 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO01844J
	Recent advances in the electrochemical generation of 1,3-dicarbonyl radicals from C–H bonds Qinhui Wan, Zhongyi Zhang, Zhong-Wei Hou and Lei Wang *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2023,10, 2830-2848 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO00408B
	Recent developments on 1,2-difunctionalization and hydrofunctionalization of unactivated alkenes and alkynes involving C–S bond formation Bo Dong, Jian Shen and Lan-Gui Xie *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2023,10, 1322-1345 https://doi.org/10.1039/D2QO01699K
	Feng chiral N,N′-dioxide ligands: uniqueness and impacts Dian-Feng Chen and Liu-Zhu Gong *Org. Chem. Front.*, 2023,10, 3676-3683 https://doi.org/10.1039/D3QO00566F