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Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of Alkyl Electrophiles, Including Unactivated Tertiary Halides, To Generate Carbon-Boron Bonds
A. S. Dudnik, G. C. Fu, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 10693-10697.

Facile Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazoles via a Copper-Catalyzed Tandem Addition-Oxidative Cyclization
S. Ueda, H. Nagasawa, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 15080-15081.

Preparation of Amidines by Amidoxime Reduction with Potassium Formate
K. Nadrah, M. Sollner Dolenc, Synlett, 2007, 1257-1258.

N,N-Diarylammonium Pyrosulfate as a Highly Effective Reverse Micelle-Type Catalyst for Hydrolysis of Esters
Y. Koshikari, A. Sakakura, K. Ishihara, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 3194-3197.

Phenyl 4,5-Dichloro-6-Oxopyridazine-1(6H)-Carboxylate as Carbonyl Source: Facile and Selective Synthesis of Carbamates and Ureas under Mild Conditions
H.-G. Lee, M.-J. Kim, S.-E. Park, J.-J. Kim, S.-G. Lee, Y.-J. Yoon, Synlett, 2009, 2809-2814.

Highly Enantioselective Insertion of Carbenoids into N-H Bonds Catalyzed by Copper Complexes of Chiral Spiro Bisoxazolines
B. Liu, S.-F. Zhu, W. Zhang, C. Chen, Q.-L. Zhou, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 5834-5835.

Silver-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Fluorination of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids in Aqueous Solution
F. Yin, Z. Wang, Z. Li, C. Li, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 10401-10404.

A Highly Active Catalyst for Huisgen 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions Based on the Tris(triazolyl)methanol-Cu(I) Structure
S. Özçubukçu, E. Ozkal, C. Jimeno, M. A. Pericàs, Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 4680-4683.

Bioactive 2-Oxazolines: A New Approach via One-Pot, Four-Component Reaction
L. Fan, E. Lobkovsky, B. Ganem, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 2015-2017.

Potassium tert-Butoxide Promoted Cycloaddition Reaction for the Synthesis of 1,5-Disubstituted 1,2,3-Triazoles from Aromatic Azides and Trimethylsilyl-Protected Alkynes
L. Wu, X. Chen, M. Tang, X. Song, G. Chen, X. Song, Q. Lin, Synlett, 2012, 1529-1533.

C-H Bond Activation: A Versatile Protocol for the Direct Arylation and Alkenylation of Oxazoles
F. Besselièvre, S. Lebrequier, F. Mahuteau-Betzer, S. Piguel, Synthesis, 2009, 3511-3512.

An Economical and Convenient Synthesis of Vinyl Sulfones
Z.-H. Guan, W. Zuo, L.-B. Zhao, Z.-H. Ren, Y.-M. Liang, Synthesis, 2007, 1465-1470.

Design, Preparation, X-ray Crystal Structure, and Reactivity of o-Alkoxyphenyliodonium Bis(methoxycarbonyl)methanide, a Highly Soluble Carbene Precursor
C. Zhu, A. Yoshimura, L. Ji, Y. Wei, V. N. Nemykin, V. V. Zhdankin, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 3170-3173.

Practical Access to Amines by Platinum-Catalyzed Reduction of Carboxamides with Hydrosilanes: Synergy of Dual Si-H Groups Leads to High Efficiency and Selectivity
S. Hanada, E. Tsutsumi, Y. Motoyama, H. Nagashima, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 15032-15040.

A Vaulted Biaryl Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Reduction of α-Imino Esters: The Highly Enantioselective Preparation of α-Amino Esters
G. Li, Y. Liang, J. C. Antilla, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 5830-5831.

Stereoselective Alkene Isomerization over One Position
C. R. Larsen, D. B. Grotjahn, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 10357-10360.

Selective Conversion of Alcohols into Alkyl Iodides Using a Thioiminium Salt
A. R. Ellwood, M. J. Porter, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 7982-7985.

Catalytic Asymmetric Formation of β-Sultams
M. Zajac, R. Peters, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 2007-2010.

Benzylation of Nitroalkanes Using Copper-Catalyzed Thermal Redox Catalysis: Toward the Facile C-Alkylation of Nitroalkanes
P. G. Gildner, A. A. S. Gietter, D. Cui, D. A. Watson, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 9942-9945.

An Extremely Facile Synthesis of Furans, Pyrroles, and Thiophenes by the Dehydrative Cyclization of Propargyl Alcohols
A. Aponick, C.-Y. Li, J. Malinge, E. F. Marques, Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 4624-4627.

Guanidine/Pd(OAc)₂-Catalyzed Room Temperature Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction in Aqueous Media under Aerobic Conditions
S. Li, Y. Lin, J. Cao, S. Zhang, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 4067-4072.

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Aryl, Alkenyl, and Allyl Halides with Phenyl Formate
T. Ueda, H. Konishi, K. Manabe, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 3100-3103.

Cross-Coupling of Alkenyl/Aryl Carboxylates with Grignard Reagent via Fe-Catalyzed C-O Bond Activation
B.-J. Li, L. Xu, Z.-H. Wu, B.-T. Guan, C.-L. Sun, B.-Q. Wang, Z.-J. Shi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 14656-14657.

A Novel One-Pot Synthesis of 4-Substituted 1,2,4-Triazolidine-3,5-diones
S. Mallakpour, Z. Rafiee, Synlett, 2007, 1255-1256.

A New Approach to 1,4-Oxazines and 1,4-Oxazepines via Base-Promoted Exo Mode Cyclization of Alkynyl Alcohols: Mechanism and DFT Studies
J. K. Vandavasi, W.-P. Hu, H.-Y. Chen, G. C. Senadi, C.-Y. Chen, J.-J. Wang, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 3134-3137.

Assembly of Substituted 1H-Benzimidazoles and 1,3-Dihydrobenzimidazol-2-ones via CuI/l-Proline Catalyzed Coupling of Aqueous Ammonia with 2-Iodoacetanilides and 2-Iodophenylcarbamates
X. Diao, Y. Wang, Y. Jiang, D. Ma, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 7974-7977.

The Kulinkovich Reaction in the Synthesis of Constrained N,N-Dialkyl Neurotransmitter Analogues
C. A. Faler, M. M. Joullié, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 1987-1990.

CuI/DMPAO-Catalyzed N-Arylation of Acyclic Secondary Amines
Y. Zhang, X. Yang, Q. Yao, D. Ma, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 3056-3059.

Iron-Catalyzed Negishi Coupling Toward an Effective Olefin Synthesis
T. Niu, W. Zhang, D. Huang, C. Xu, H. Wang, Y. Hu, Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 4474-4477.

Isothiocyanates from Tosyl Chloride Mediated Decomposition of in Situ Generated Dithiocarbamic Acid Salts
R. Wong, S. J. Dolman, J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 3969-3971.

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