Preparation starting from D-ribose gives high overall yield

Preparation starting from D-ribose gives high overall yield
Improved synthesis of MediPhos ligands developed
New dye conjugates with useful emission properties and possible uses as photosensitizers
Benzyl and allyl alcohols converted under mild conditions and with excellent chemoselectivity
Domino metathesis strategy used
Intramolecular iodine‐catalyzed C–H oxidation
Asymmetric hydrogenation of hydrazones
Synthesis of β-lactams from amines, aldehydes, and diazoketones
Iridium-catalyzed intermolecular dehydrogenative C−H/Si−H cross‐coupling
Larger silacycles prepared via formal cross-dimerization of palladacycles with silacyclobutanes