Two cascade reactions as key steps in a concise total synthesis

New Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (+)-Strychnine

Hydrofunctionalization of 1,6-Enynes
Efficient strategy for the synthesis of 3-acylbenzofurans and thiophenes

Angewandte Chemie 52/2018: Happy Holidays
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Practical Synthesis of α-Substituted Primary Benzylamines
Copper-catalyzed cross-dehydrogenative coupling
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Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclopenta[c]chromenones
N-heterocyclic-carbene-catalyzed quadruple domino sequence

Trimer Catalyst Enables Selective C–C Coupling
Iodo-selective arylation and alkylation reactions achieved using a Pd trimer

Reactions of Arylcarbenes with Lewis Acids
The closed-shell singlet states of arylcarbenes are stabilized by interactions with Lewis acids

New Nitric Oxide Donors
Fluoro S-nitrosothiols with potential applications in medical devices

Direct Path from Alcohols to Alkynes
Sulfuryl fluoride promotes dehydration and dehydrogenation process under mild conditions

Primary Amines from Organometallic Substrates
Bench-stable reagent for the electrophilic amination of alkylmagnesium- and alkylzinc halides