Transition-metal-free, fluoro-promoted thermal rearrangement

Making Cyclobutenes from Cyclopropyl Carbenes

Frustrated Lewis Pairs with Unsupported Group 14–Aluminium Bonds
New class of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) also features the first structurally authenticated Al–Pb bond

New Option for the Late-Stage Dimethylation of Arenes
Site-selective thianthrenation combined with with a Catellani reaction provides access to 3,5-dimethylated arenes

Electrolysis and Organic Synthesis Decoupled to Achieve Rare Selectivity
Ex-situ electro-oxidation pairs hydrogen generation with aldehyde production

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Angewandte Chemie 47/2024: The Long Term
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Binding RNA Drug Targets Using Spirocycles
New azaspirocycles with potential applications in drug discovery

Asymmetric Three-Component Acylarylation of Vinylarenes
Aldehydes used as acyl radical precursors in copper-catalyzed radical reaction

Triel Bonds: New Pathway to Pentacoordinate Carbon
Study provides the first evidence of a pentacoordinate carbon in a stable complex, offering insights relevant to chemical bonding and biological methyl transfer processes