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Abstracts of articles in the field of organic synthesis,
published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals
N-Substituted 3(10H)-Acridones as Visible-Light, Water-Soluble
Photocatalysts: Aerobic Oxidative Hydroxylation of Arylboronic Acids
H.-Y. Xie, L.-S. Han, S. Huang, X. Lei, Y. Cheng, W. Zhao, H. Sun, X. Wen,
Q.-L. Xu, J. Org. Chem.,
2017, 82, 5236-5241.
Potassium Thiocyanate as Source of Cyanide for the Oxidative α-Cyanation of
Tertiary Amines
A. Wagner, A. R. Ofial, J. Org. Chem.,
2015,
80, 2848-2854.
Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl Amines via Oxidative Aromatization of Cyclic
Ketones and Amines with Molecular Oxygen
S. A. Girard, X. Hu, T. Knauber, F. Zhou, M.-O. Simon, G.-J. Deng, C.-J. Li, Org. Lett., 2012,
14, 5606-5609.
Catalytic Anti-Markovnikov Hydroallylation of Terminal and Functionalized
Internal Alkynes: Synthesis of Skipped Dienes and Trisubstituted Alkenes
M. Mailig, A. Hazra, M. K. Armstrong, G. Lalic, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017,
139, 6969-6977.
1,1'-Methylene-3,3'-bis[(N-(tert-butyl)imidazol-2-ylidene] and
Its Effect in Palladium-Catalyzed C-C Coupling
S. Nadri, E. Rafiee, S. Jamali, M. Joshaghani,
Synlett, 2015, 26, 619-624.
Simple and Practical Method for Preparation of [(Diacetoxy)iodo]arenes with
Iodoarenes and m-Chloroperoxybenzoic Acid
M. Iinuma, K. Moriyama, H. Togo, Synlett, 2012, 23,
2663-2666.
Direct Regioselective Synthesis of Tetrazolium Salts by Activation of
Secondary Amides under Mild Conditions
V. Tona, B. Maryasin, A. de la Torre, J. Sprachmann, L. González, N. Maulide, Org. Lett.,
2017, 19, 2662-2665.
(Z)- or (E)-Selective Hydrogenation of Potassium
(3,3,3-Trifluoroprop-1-yn-1-yl)trifluoroborate: Route to Either Isomer of
β-Trifluoromethylstyrenes
P. V. Ramachandran, W. Mitsuhashi, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 1252-1255.
Synthesis of Coumarins via Pd-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclocarbonylation of
2-Vinylphenols
J. Ferguson, F. Zeng, H. Alper, Org. Lett., 2012,
14, 5602-5605.
A Heterogeneous Gold(I)-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] Annulation of Terminal
Alkynes, Nitriles, and Oxygen Atoms Leading to 2,5-Disubstituted Oxazoles
W. Yang, R. Zhang, F. Yi, M. Cai, J. Org. Chem.,
2017, 82, 5204-5211.
Catalyst-Free and Metal-Free Electrophilic Bromoamidation of Unactivated Olefins Using the N-Bromosuccinimide/Sulfonamide Protocol
W. Z. Yu, F. Chen, Y. A. Cheng, Y.-Y. Yeung, J. Org. Chem.,
2015,
80, 2815-2821.
Efficient Pd-Catalyzed Direct Arylations of Heterocycles with Unreactive and
Hindered Aryl Chlorides
D. Ghosh, H. M. Lee, Org. Lett., 2012,
14, 5534-5537.
Light Mediated Preparation of Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for
Alkyne cis-Semihydrogenation
F. Mäsing, H. Nüsse, J. Klingauf, A. Studer, Org. Lett.,
2017, 19, 2658-2661.
Enantioselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Carbonyl Allylation via Alkyne-Alcohol
C-C Bond-Forming Transfer Hydrogenation: Allene Hydrometalation vs Oxidative
Coupling
T. Liang, K. D. Ngyuen, W. Zhang, M. J. Krische, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015,
137, 3161-3164.
Room-Temperature Hydrodehalogenation of Halogenated Heteropentalenes with
One or Two Heteroatoms
G. Chelucci, S. Baldino, A. Ruiu, J. Org. Chem., 2012,
77, 9921-9925.
t-BuONa-Mediated Transition-Metal-Free Autoxidation of Diarylmethanes
to Ketones
J.-S. Li, F. Yang, Q. Yang, Z.-W. Li, Z.-Q. Chen, Y.-D. Da, P.-M. Huang, C.
Chen, Y. Zhang, L-Z. Huang,
Synlett, 2017, 28, 994-998.
One-Pot Synthesis of 3,4,5-Trisubstituted 1,2,4-Triazoles via the Addition
of Hydrazides to Activated Secondary Amides
W. S. Bechara, I. S. Khazhieva, E. Rodriguez, A. B. Charette, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 1184-1187.
Synthesis of Substituted Thiophenes by Palladium-Catalyzed
Heterocyclodehydration of 1-Mercapto-3-yn-2-ols in Conventional and
Nonconventional Solvents
B. Gabriele, R. Mancuso, L. Veltri, V. Maltese, G. Salerno, J. Org. Chem., 2012,
77, 9905-9909.
Synthesis of Functionalized Indenones via Rh-Catalyzed C-H Activation
Cascade Reaction
N. Lv, Z. Chen, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, Y. Zhang, Org. Lett.,
2017, 19, 2588-2591.
Copper Nanopowder Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Diaryl Disulfides with Aryl
Iodides in PEG-400
X.-m. Wu, G.-b. Yan,
Synlett, 2015, 26, 537-542.
PPh3-Catalyzed (3 + 3) Annulations of 5-Acetoxypenta-2,3-dienoate with
1C,3O-Bisnucleophiles: Facile Entry to Stable Monocyclic 2H-Pyrans
J. Hu, W. Dong, X.-Y. Wu, X. Tong, Org. Lett., 2012,
14, 5530-5533.
Iodine-Catalyzed Facile Approach to Sulfones Employing TosMIC as a
Sulfonylating Agent
L. Kadari, R. K. Palakodety, L. P. Yallapragada, Org. Lett.,
2017, 19, 2580-2583.
Copper-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of α-Ketoamides from 1-Arylethanols
N. Sharma, S. S. Kotha, N. Lahiri, G. Sekar, Synthesis, 2015, 47,
726-736.
Methyltrioxorhenium-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Homoallylic Alcohols with
Hydrogen Peroxide
S. Yamazaki, J. Org. Chem., 2012,
77, 9884-9888.
A Biphilic Phosphetane Catalyzes N-N Bond-Forming Cadogan Heterocyclization
via PIII/PV=O Redox Cycling
T. V. Nykaza, T. S. Harrison, A. Ghosh, R. A. Putnik, A. T. Radosevich, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017,
139, 6839-6842.
One-Pot Three-Component Strategy for Functionalized 2-Aminoimidazoles via
Ring Opening of α-Nitro Epoxides
X. Guo, W. Chen, B. Chen, W. Huang, W. Qi, G. Zhang, Y. Yu, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 1157-1159.
Highly Chemoselective Metal-Free Reduction of Phosphine Oxides to Phosphines
Y. Li, L.-Q. Lu, S. Das, S. Pisiewicz, K. Junge, M. Beller, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012,
134, 18325-18329.
Convenient One-Pot Two-Step Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical
Diacyl Ureas, Acyl Urea/Carbamate/Thiocarbamate Derivatives, and Related
Compounds
A. G. Hernandez, G. M. Grooms, A. T. El-Alfy, J. Stec, Synthesis, 2017,
49, 2163-2176.
Ligand-Free, Palladium-Catalyzed Dihydrogen Generation from TMDS:
Dehalogenation of Aryl Halides on Water
A. Bhattacharjya, P. Klumphu, B. H. Lipshutz, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 1122-1125.
Platinum-Catalyzed Oxoarylations of Ynamides with Nitrones
S. Bhunia, C.-J. Chang, R.-S. Liu, Org. Lett., 2012,
14, 5522-5525.
