Ligand-free dirhodium-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition

New palladium-based catalytic system with a zinc acetate additive shows high activity

Unprecedented di-π-ethane rearrangement promoted by energy-transfer catalysis under visible light

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Five new heterocyclic ring systems that could have uses in medicinal chemistry

New protocol can be used for the late-stage functionalization of complex, drug-like molecules under mild conditions

γ-radiation converts methane into glycine and complex molecules, advancing molecular evolution studies and offering a novel methane utilization approach

Partial nitro reduction of methyl 2-nitrobenzoates followed by base-mediated cyclization, alkylation, and reduction gives useful bicyclic compounds

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