Nickel-catalyzed asymmetric transformation using alkyl halides gives P-stereogenic secondary phosphine-boranes with high enantioselectivity

Enantioselective Alkylation of Primary Phosphines

Twisting Planar Aromatic Compounds into a Figure Eight
Oxidative cleavage of an internal double bond of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) gives a figure-eight-shaped macrocycle

Gold(I) Catalysis Provides Access to Alkynyl C-Glycosides
Silyl-assisted, gold(I)-catalyzed transformation gives useful precursors for complex glycosides

New Strategy to Access Ketyl Radical Anions
Coupling of aldehydes and alkenes via α-hydroxy sulfinate and ketyl radical anion intermediates

2-Aminopyridines Made from Bench-Stable Reagents
2-Halopyridinium ketene hemiaminals allow for nucleophilic aromatic substitutions with amines

Organocatalyst for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution
Metal-free, N-heterocyclic phosphine (NHP)-type organocatalyst provides high activity

Metal-Free Synthesis of (Per)Fluoroalkyl-Functionalized Nitro-Indoles
Base-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of N-acyl amides provides access to indole derivatives

Bismuth Catalyst Can Degrade the Stable SF6
Pincer bismuthinidene complexes allow reactions with inert greenhouse gas and the related PhSF5

α-Spiropyrrolidones Made from Aminobinaphthalinols
Amino-functionalized derivatives of the well-known BINOL ligands oxidized to induce a skeletal rearrangement

Bacteria Produce Mevalonate from CO2
"Plasmid addiction system" ensures successful biosynthesis