Copper-catalyzed transfer semihydrogenation of alkynes with isopropanol

Alcohols Used to Replace Hydrogen in Reduction Reactions

1,2-Benzylboration of Unactivated Alkenes
Nickel-catalyzed diastereoselective reaction turns several classes of alkenes and benzyl chlorides into interesting products

Super-Electron-Donors Made From N-Heterocyclic Olefins
Reaction of nitrous oxide with N-heterocyclic olefins gives electron-rich azo-bridged compounds

70th Birthday: Francesco De Angelis
Organic chemist and former President of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI)

Bug Can Lead to Errors in Calculated NMR Shifts
"Willoughby–Hoye" scripts have a a previously unrecognized issue; researchers should check their results

Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes
Photocatalytic method selectively gives secondary amine products

Cobalt Catalysis and Polymer Recycling
Marko Hapke, University of Linz and Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), talks about group 9 metals in catalysis

5,10,15-Tris(4-sulfonatophenyl)corrole
Two synthetic routes for the preparation of a water-soluble corrole

Iron-Catalyzed Functionalization of Indoles
Tandem bond formation/isomerization of 3-benzylideneindoline with π-activated alcohols

Angewandte Chemie 42/2019: Onward!
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie