Abstract

In organic synthesis, the selective bond cleavage is the fundamental issue to achieve transformation in a selective manner. While a molecule with a single reactive chemical bond can be converted into a target molecule, the selective transformation of a certain chemical bond in multifunctional molecules or a less reactive chemical bond in molecules is still highly challenging in modern organic synthesis.

To address this issue, we focus on multifunctional catalysts and enable unique chemoselective transformations. In this lecture, two topics will mainly be discussed with their brief historical background.