Recent Progress in Transition Metal-Catalyzed Regioselective Functionalization of Unactivated Alkenes/Alkynes Assisted by Bidentate Directing Groups

The catalytic functionalization of alkenes is among the most important and powerful methods for construction of two new bonds through cleavage of the bonds, which is widely used for construction of numerous complex organic molecules. Recently, the strategy that involves directing groups-assisted regioselective functionalization of alkenes has found great synthetic application value, and great achievements have been made in the functionalization of unactivated alkenes and alkynes. This Minireview summarizes the recent progress in transition metal-catalyzed functionalization of unactivated alkenes and alkynes assisted by bidentate directing groups with high chemo-, regio-, and stereo-selectivity.