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Abstracts of articles in the field of organic synthesis,
published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals

Fast and Regioselective Heck Couplings with N-Acyl-N-vinylamine Derivatives
A. L. Hansen, T. Skydstrup, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 5997-6003.

Asymmetric 1,4-Hydrosilylations of α,β-Unsaturated Esters
B. H. Lipshutz, J. M. Servesko, B. R. Taft, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 8352-8353.

Remarkable Tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl Group for Diastereoselective [2 + 2] Cyclizations
M. B. Boxer, H. Yamamoto, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 3127-3129.

Oppenauer Oxidation of Secondary Alcohols with 1,1,1-Trifluoroacetone as Hydride Acceptor
R. Mello, J. Martínze-Ferrer, G. Asensio, M. E. González-Núñez, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 9376-9378.

Scandium(III) or lanthanide(III) triflates as recyclable catalysts for the direct acetylation of alcohols with acetic acid
A. G. M. Barrett, D. C. Braddock, Chem. Commun., 1997, 351-352.

Widely Useful DMAP-Catalyzed Esterification under Auxiliary Base- and Solvent-Free Conditions
A. Sakakura, K. Kawajiri, T. Ohkubo, Y. Kosugi, K. Ishihara, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 14775-14779.

Reactions of Enamines with Selectfluor: A Straightforward Route to Difluorinated Carbonyl Compounds
W. Peng, J. M. Shreeve, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 5760-5763.

Facile Generation of Alkenes and Dienes from Tosylates
P. Phukan, M. Bauer, M. E. Maier, Synthesis, 2003, 1324-1328.

Stereoselective Synthesis of (E)-β-Arylvinyl Bromides by Microwave-Induced Hunsdiecker-Type Reaction
C. Kuang, Q. Yang, H. Senboku, M. Tokuda, Synthesis, 2005, 1319-1325.

Functionalization of Cysteine Derivatives by Unsymmetrical Disulfide Bond Formation
M. Szymelfejnik, S. Demkowicz, J. Rachon, D. Witt, Synthesis, 2007, 3528-3534.

Ionic Liquid as Catalyst and Reaction Medium. The Dramatic Influence of a Task-Specific Ionic Liquid, [bmIm]OH, in Michael Addition of Active Methylene Compounds to Conjugated Ketones, Carboxylic Esters, and Nitriles
B. C. Ranu, S. Banerjee, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 3049-3052.

Iron-Catalyzed Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Conjugate Addition of 2,3-Allenoates with Grignard Reagents
Z. Lu, G. Chai, S. Ma, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 14546-14547.

Me2Zn-Mediated Addition of Acetylenes to Aldehydes and Ketones
P. G. Cozzi, J. Rudolph, C. Bolm, P.-O. Norrby, C. Tomasini, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 5733-5736.

Nickel-Catalyzed β-Boration of α,β-Unsaturated Esters and Amides with Bis(pinacolato)diboron
K. Hirano, H. Yorimitsu, K. Oshima, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 5031-5033.

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