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

Rhodium(III) catalysis enables access to phthalides and 2-furanones via directed CāH activation
Model [NiFeSe] hydrogenase active site synthesized as a precursor for proton-reduction electrocatalysts
Reductive aromatization of simple cyclic precursors leads to [n]cycloparaphenylenes (n = 5, 7ā12) in good yields
A simple calcium catalyst offers an alternative to expensive transition metals for carboarylation of internal alkynes