Recent advancements in dehydrogenative cross coupling reactions for C-C bond formation

A significant number of reactions have appeared in the literature regarding cross dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reactions over the years. This review aims to cover the advances in the area of C-C bond formations via CDC reactions in the last six years (2011-2016). For the sake of brevity, the review has been subdivided into four major parts (i) sp(3) - sp(3), (ii) sp(3) - sp(2), (iii) sp(2) - sp(2) and (iv) spa/sp(2) - sp bond forming reactions. The reactions are discussed based on the principal catalyst system used, i.e. metal based, non-metal based or photocatalyst. Wherever necessary, the uniqueness of the methods has been shown by highlighting the substrate scope, along with proposed mechanisms. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.