Author Archive for: David Smith (34)

New Route to Phthalides

New Route to Phthalides

Rhodium(III) catalysis enables access to phthalides and 2-furanones via directed C–H activation

Hydrogenases Get Se-rious

Hydrogenases Get Se-rious

Model [NiFeSe] hydrogenase active site synthesized as a precursor for proton-reduction electrocatalysts

Behold the Ring of Rings

Behold the Ring of Rings

Reductive aromatization of simple cyclic precursors leads to [n]cycloparaphenylenes (n = 5, 7–12) in good yields