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Abstracts of articles in the field of organic synthesis,
published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals
Nucleophilic Substitution at the Guanidine Carbon Center via Guanidine
Cyclic Diimide Activation
T. An, Y. Lee, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
9163-9167.
Methanesulfinylation of Benzyl Halides with Dimethyl Sulfoxide
D. Fu, J. Dong, H. Du, J. Xu, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85,
2752-2758.
Borane-Catalysed Hydroboration of Alkynes and Alkenes
N. W. J. Ang, C. S. Buettner, S. Docherty, A. Bismuto, J. R. Carney, J. H.
Docherty, M. J. Cowley, S. P. Thomas, Synthesis, 2018, 50,
803-808.
ZnBr2-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Borylation of Terminal Alkynes
M. Luo, Y. Qin, X. Chen, Q. Xiao, B. Zhao, W. Yao, M. Ma, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86,
16666-16674.
A Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade C-C Activation of Cyclopropenone and
Carbonylative Amination: Easy Access to Highly Functionalized Maleimide
Derivatives
T. Nanda, P. C. Ravikumar,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1368-1374.
Synthesis of Polysubstituted Quinolines from α-2-Aminoaryl Alcohols Via
Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Coupling
S. Das, D. Maiti, S. D. Sarkar, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2309-2316.
Cooperative Rh(II)/Pd(0) Dual Catalysis: Synthesis of Highly Substituted 3(2H)-Furanones
with a C2-Quaternary Center via a Cyclization/Allylic Alkylation Cascade of
α-Diazo-δ-keto-esters
Q.-Q. Zhou, M. Cheng, Q.-Liu, B.-Q. Qu, X.-Y. Huang, F. Yang, K. Ji, Z.-S.
Chen, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
9151-9156.
Homoleptic Bis(trimethylsilyl)amides of Yttrium Complexes Catalyzed
Hydroboration Reduction of Amides to Amines
P. Ye, Y. Shao, X. Ye, F. Zhang, R. Li, J. Sun, B. Xu, J. Chen,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1265-1269.
Enamines as Surrogates of Alkene Carbanions for the Reductive Alkenylation
of Secondary Amides: An Approach to Allylamines
A.-E. Wang, C.-C. Yu, T.-T. Chen, Y.-P. Liu, P.-Q. Huang, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 999-1002.
The Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Prins Reaction
C. D. Díaz-Oviedo, R. Maji, B. List, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
2021, 143, 20598-20604.
Recyclable Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cyclization of
2-Iodoanilines with Aryl Iodides Leading to 2-Arylbenzoxazinones
Z. Xu, B. Huang, Z. Zhou, M. Cai, Synthesis, 2020, 52,
581-590.
Transfer Hydrogenation of Aldehydes and Ketones with Isopropanol under
Neutral Conditions Catalyzed by a Metal-Ligand Bifunctional Catalyst [Cp*Ir(2,2′-bpyO)(H2O)]
R. Wang, Y. Tang, M. Xu, C. Meng, F. Li, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2274-2281.
Bi(OAc)3/Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective 1,2-
and Formal 1,4-Allylation Reaction of β,γ-Unsaturated α-Ketoesters
X.-S. Liu, Y. Li, X. Li, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
9128-9133.
Rhodium-Catalyzed Remote Isomerization of Alkenyl Alcohols to Ketones
W. Dong, H. Yang, W. Yang, W. Zhao,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1265-1269.
Tetramethyl Orthosilicate (TMOS) as a Reagent for Direct Amidation of
Carboxylic Acids
D. C. Braddock, P. D. Lickiss, B. C. Rowley, D. Pugh, T. Purnomo, G.
Santhakumar, S. J. Fussell, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 950-953.
Dibromo-BODIPY as an Organic Photocatalyst for Radical-Ionic Sequences
W. H. García-Santos, J. Ordóñez-Hernández, M. Farfán-Paredes,
H. M. Castro-Cruz, N. A. Macías-Ruvalcaba, N. Farfán, A.
Cordero-Vargas, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86,
16315-16326.
Visible-Light-Promoted C2 Selective Arylation of Quinoline and Pyridine N-Oxides
with Diaryliodonium Tetrafluoroborate
D. Li, C. Liang, Z. Jiang, J. Zhang, W.-T. Zhuo, F.-Y. Zou, W.-P. Wang, G.-L.
Gao, J. Song, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85,
2733-2742.
Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Decarboxylative Alkynylation of Allenes
with Arylpropiolic Acids
C. P. Grugel, B. Breit, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 1066-1069.
Stereoselective Dehydroxyboration of Allylic Alcohols to Access (E)-Allylboronates
by a Combination of C-OH Cleavage and Boron Transfer under Iron Catalysi
W. Su, T.-T. Wang, X.-T. J.-R. Han, X.-L. Zhen, S.-M. Fan, Y.-X. You, Y.-K.
Zhang, R.-X. Qiao, Q. Cheng, S. Liu, Org. Lett., 2021, 23,
9094-9099.
Pentafluorophenyl Esters: Highly Chemoselective Ketyl Precursors for the
Synthesis of α,α-Dideuterio Alcohols Using SmI2
and D2O as a Deuterium Source
H. Li, Y. Hou, C. Liu, Z. Lai, L. Ning, R. Szostak, M. Szostak, J. An,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1249-1253.
An Additive-Free, Base-Catalyzed Protodesilylation of Organosilanes
W. Yao, R. Li, H. Jiang, D. Han, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2250-2255.
A Unified Approach for the Synthesis of Isourea and Isothiourea from
Isonitrile and N,N-Dibromoarylsulfonamides
D. Mishra, P. Phukan, J. Org. Chem., 2021, 86,
17581-17593.
Nickel-Catalyzed Transformation of Alkene-Tethered Oxime Ethers to Nitriles
by a Traceless Directing Group Strategy
Y. Takahashi, H. Tsuji, M. Kawatsurna, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85,
2654-2665.
Nickel-Catalyzed Domino Heck Cyclization/Suzuki Coupling for the Synthesis
of 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles
Y. Li, K. Wang, Y. Ping, Y. Wang, W. Kong, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 921-924.
Nickel-Catalyzed Hydrodeoxygenation of Aryl Sulfamates with Alcohols as Mild
Reducing Agents
K. Matsuo, M. Kuriyama, K. Yamamoto, Y. Demizu, K. Nishida, O. Onomura, Synthesis, 2021, 53,
4449-4460.
Asymmetric Umpolung Hydrogenation and Deuteration of Alkenes Catalyzed by
Nickel
S. Guo, X. Wang, J. S. Zhou,
Org. Lett., 2020, 22, 1204-1207.
Copper-Catalyzed Fluoroolefination of Silyl Enol Ethers and Ketones toward
the Synthesis of β-Fluoroenones
Y. Li, J. Liu, S. Zhao, Y. Du, M. Guo, W. Zhao, X. Tang, G. Wang, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 917-920.
Photocatalyzed Triplet Sensitization of Oximes Using Visible Light Provides
a Route to Nonclassical Beckmann Rearrangement Products
X. Zhang, T. Rovis, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
2021, 143, 21211-21217.
Development of a Continuous Flow Photoisomerization Reaction Converting
Isoxazoles into Diverse Oxazole Products
C. Bracken, M. Baumann, J. Org. Chem., 2020, 85,
2607-2617.
Ni-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reductive Amination
C. Heinz, J. P. Lutz, E. M. Simmons, M. M. Miller, W. R. Ewing, A. G. Doyle, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018,
140, 2292-2300.
