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published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals
LiHMDS-Promoted Palladium or Iron-Catalyzed ipso-Defluoroborylation
of Aryl Fluorides
X. Zhao, M. Wu, Y. Liu, S. Cao, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 5564-5568.
Metal-Free Amidation of Acids with Formamides and T3P®
L. Bannwart, S. Abele, S. Tortoioli,
Synthesis, 2016, 48, 2069-2078.
Chemoselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Cross-Benzoin Reactions:
Importance of the Fused Ring in Triazolium Salts
S. M. Langdon, M. M. D. Wilde, K. Thai, M. Gravel, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014,
136, 7359-7542.
sp3 C-H Arylation and Alkylation Enabled by the Synergy of Triplet Excited
Ketones and Nickel Catalysts
Y. Shen, Y. Gu, R. Martin, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
2018,
140, 12200-12209.
Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Vinylarenes Using a Synergistic Combination of
CuH and Pd Catalysis
S. D. Friis, M. T. Pirnot, S. L. Buchwald, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016,
138, 8372-8375.
Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Fluorides and Organozinc Reagents
F. Zhu, Z.-X. Wang, J. Org. Chem., 2014,
79, 4285-4292.
Copper-Catalyzed Propargylic Reduction with Diisobutylaluminum Hydride
Y. Kim, H. Lee, H. Lee, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 5478-5481.
Copper-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Siloxy-1-alkenes and Diazocarbonyl Compounds:
Approach to Multisubstituted Furans, Pyrroles, and Thiophenes
W. W. Tan, N. Yoshikai, J. Org. Chem.,
2016,
81, 5566-5573.
A Facile and Expeditious One-Pot Synthesis of α-Keto-1,3,4-oxadiazoles
D. Kumar, M. Pilania, V. Arun, B. Mishra,
Synlett, 2014, 25, 1137-1141.
Chromium(III)-Catalyzed Addition of Water and Alcohol to α,β-Unsaturated
Ketones for the Synthesis of β-Hydroxyl and β-Alkoxyl Ketones in Aqueous Media
J.-J. Yun, X.-Y. Liu, W. Deng, X.-Q. Chu, Z.-L. Shen, T.-P. Loh, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
10898-10907.
Selective Metal-Free Deoxygenation of Unsymmetrical 1,2-Dicarbonyl Compounds
by Chlorotrimethylsilane and Sodium Iodide
L.-Z. Yuan, D. Renko, I. Khelifi, O. Provot, J.-D. Brion, A. Hamze, M. Alami, Org. Lett.,
2016, 18, 3238-3241.
A Highly Efficient Cu-Catalyzed S-Transfer Reaction: From Amine to Sulfide
Y. Li, J. Pu, X. Jiang, Org. Lett., 2014,
16, 2692-2695.
Gold-Catalyzed Oxidative Cyclizations of {o-(Alkynyl)phenyl propargyl}
Silyl Ether Derivatives Involving 1,2-Enynyl Migration: Synthesis of
Functionalized 1H-Isochromenes and 2H-Pyrans
J. Zhao, W. Xu, X. Xie, N. Sun, X. Li, Y. Liu, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 5461-5465.
Reaction between 4-Nitro-1,3-diarylbutan-1-ones and Ammonium Acetate in the
Presence of Morpholine and Sulfur: An Efficient Synthesis of 2,4-Diarylpyrroles
M. Adib, N. Ayashi, F. Heidari, P. Mirzaei,
Synlett, 2016, 27, 1738-1742.
Boron Carboxylate Catalysis of Homoallylboration
G. J. Dugas, Y.-h. Lam, K. N. Houk, I. J. Krauss, J. Org. Chem., 2014,
79, 4277-4278.
Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric Propargylic Amination of Propargylic Carbonates
Bearing an Internal Alkyne Group
K. Watanabe, Y. Miyazaki, M. Okubo, B. Zhou, H. Tsuji, M. Kawatsaru, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 5448-5451.
Catalytic Asymmetric [4 + 1] Annulation of Sulfur Ylides with
Copper-Allenylidene Intermediates
Q. Wang, T.-R. Li, L.-Q. Lu, M.-M. Li, K. Zhang, W.-J. Xiao, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016,
138, 8360-8363.
Congested C-C Bonds by Pd-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allyl-Allyl
Cross-Coupling, a Mechanism-Guided Solution
M. J. Ardolino, J. P. Morken, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014,
136, 7092-7100.
Cyclization of 2-Biphenylthiols to Dibenzothiophenes under PdCl2/DMSO
Catalysis
T. Zhang, G. Deng, H. Li, B. Liu, Q. Tan, B. Xu, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 5439-5443.
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative β-Benzylation of
1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolines with Aryl Aldehydes: Access to Functionalized
Quinolines
Z. Tan, H. Jiang, M. Zhang, Org. Lett.,
2016, 18, 3154-3157.
Iron-Catalyzed Borylation Reactions of Alkynes: An Efficient Synthesis of
E-Vinyl Boronates
V. S. Rawat, B. Sreedhar,
Synlett, 2014, 25, 1132-1136.
Ru-Catalyzed Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling between Primary Alcohols to
Guerbet Alcohol Derivatives: with Relevance for Fragrance Synthesis
S. Manojveer, S. Salahi, O. F. Wendt, M. T. Johnson, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
10864-10870.
Transition Metal Free Intermolecular Direct Oxidative C-N Bond Formation to
Polysubstituted Pyrimidines Using Molecular Oxygen as the Sole Oxidant
W. Guo, C. Li, J. Liao, F. Ji, D. Liu, W. Wu, H. Jiang, J. Org. Chem.,
2016,
81, 5538-5546.
2,2,2-Trifluoroacetophenone: An Organocatalyst for an Environmentally
Friendly Epoxidation of Alkenes
D. Limniois, C. G. Kokotos, J. Org. Chem., 2014,
79, 4270-4276.
Phosphine-Free [3+2] Cycloaddition of Propargylamines with Dialkyl
Azodicarboxylates: An Efficient Access to Pyrazole Backbone
Y. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Jia, Synthesis, 2018, 50,
3499-3505.
Sc(OTf)3-Catalyzed Addition of Bromomagnesium 2-Vinyloxy Ethoxide to Various
Aldehydes Leading to Protected Aldol Products
P. Quinio, L. Kohout, D. S. Roman, J. Gaar, K. Karahiosoff, P. Knochel,
Synlett, 2016, 27, 1715-1719.
Mild and Phosphine-Free Iron-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Nonactivated
Secondary Alkyl Halides with Alkynyl Grignard Reagents
C. W. Cheung, P. Ren, X. Hu, Org. Lett., 2014,
16, 2566-2569.
Low-Valent Titanium-Mediated Radical Conjugate Addition Using Benzyl
Alcohols as Benzyl Radical Sources
T. Suga, S. Shimazu, Y. Ukaji, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 5389-5392.
Synthesis of Quaternary 3,3-Disubstituted 2-Oxindoles from 2-Substituted
Indole Using Selectfluor
X. Jiang, J. Yang, F. Zhang, P. Yu, P. Yi, Y. Sun, Y. Wang, Org. Lett.,
2016, 18, 3154-3157.
A Highly Active and Air-Stable Ruthenium Complex for the Ambient Temperature
Anti-Markovnikov Reductive Hydration of Terminal Alkynes
M. Zeng, L. Li, S. B. Herzon, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014,
136, 7058-7067.
