Redox-active difluoromethoxylating reagent for the conversion of unactivated arenes under photocatalytic conditions

Radical Difluoromethoxylation of Arenes

Photoredox-Catalyzed Alkenylation of Organosulfur Compounds
Benzylsulfonium salts and styrene derivatives were coupled under blue LED light

Regioselective Synthesis of Conjugated Dienones
Sulfoxonium ylides used for the olefination of allylarenes

Angewandte Chemie 7/2019: Building Blocks
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Concise Synthesis of Large Aromatic Macrocycles
New class of macrocycle self-assembles into supramolecular gels and can capture iodine

New Path to Chiral α-Aminosilanes
First asymmetric hydrogenation of N-sulfonyl arylsilylimines

Guess the Chemist (86)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Cost-Effective Enantioselective Allylation
Allene, a byproduct of petroleum cracking, can replace organometallic allylation reagents

Pyrethrum: History of a Bio-Insecticide – Part 5
The fall of DDT and the rise of pyrethrin derivatives

New Strategy for the Synthesis of 1,8-Diketones
Coupling of cyclopropanols and cyanohydrins under visible light