Dr. K. Jones, Associate Editor for ChemCatChem, talks to Professor V. Gotor-Fernandez, University of Oviedo, Spain, about his recent article
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Amide Bis-alkylation: The Total Synthesis of (±)-Cephalotaxine
New method for bis-alkylation of amides and lactams used in combination with ring-closing metathesis for the synthesis of (±)-cephalotaxine
Capture of Carbon Dioxide with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
Free-flowing crystalline powder based on a NHC framework reacts rapidly and stoichiometrically with CO2 as a solid carbon-capture reagent
Nitrogen-Containing Polycycles from Furans
New and general one-pot reaction sequence transforms simple furan substrates into complex nitrogen-bearing aromatic polycycles
A Drug Discovery Detective Story
Biological activity of small-molecule RNA polymerase (RNAP) inhibitors revealed to come from polymeric impurity
Straightforward Hydrovinylation Approach to Dienes and Trienes
1,3-Dienes and 1,3,5-trienes can be formed simply by a microwave-accelerated Ru-catalyzed hydrovinylation of alkynes and enynes
Aziridines: Go With the Flow
Treatment of aziridine precursors with sBuLi provides a route to functionlized aziridines or C4-functionalized tetrahydroisoquinolines
Porphrin Synthesis Made Beta
Palladium catalyzed procedure for the β-arylation of poryhrins containing sensitive formyl groups
Coupling with a Pinch of Salt
Triorganoindium species are prepared through magnesium insertion into organic halides in the presence of InCl3 and LiCl
A Humdinger of a Staudinger
Formation of amides from carboxylic acids and azides can be promoted by a chlorophosphite reagent