Replacing Conventional Carbon Nucleophiles with Electrophiles: Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Alkylation of Aryl Bromides and Chlorides

Diastereo- and Enantioselective Intramolecular C(sp3)[BOND]H Arylation for the Synthesis of Fused Cyclopentanes - Martin - 2012 - Chemistry - A European Journal - Wiley Online Library

A catalytic metal-free Ritter reaction to 3-substituted 3-aminooxindoles

Rhodium-catalysed intramolecular trans-bis-silylation of alkynes to synthesise 3-silyl-1-benzosiloles

Selective deuteration of (hetero)aromatic compounds via deutero-decarboxylation of carboxylic acids

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 3172-3174 

Ligand-free copper-catalyzed coupling of nitroarenes with arylboronic acids

The first example of copper-catalyzed coupling of nitroarenes with arylboronic acids was developed, providing diaryl ethers in moderate to excellent yields. The efficiency of this reaction was demonstrated by compatibility with a wide range of groups. Moreover, the rigorous exclusion of air/moisture is not required in these transformations. Thus, the method represents a simple and facile procedure to access diaryl ethers. Preliminary mechanistic experiments using deuterium labeling showed that the oxygen atom was derived from water.

Green Chem., 2012, 14, 912-916

CeO2-catalysed one-pot selective synthesis of esters from nitriles and alcohols

Green Chem., 2012, 14, 984-991

Copper-catalyzed highly efficient aerobic oxidative synthesis of imines from alcohols and amines

A highly efficient and green tandem imine synthesis from alcohol and amine with molecular oxygen as oxidant was achieved by using a remarkable low catalyst-loading, with a commercially available and environmentally benign copper catalyst.

Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Decarboxylative Coupling of Arene Carboxylic Acids/Esters with Aryl Bromides

CDC Reactions of N-Aryl Tetrahydroisoquinolines Using Catalytic Amounts of DDQ: C[BOND]H Activation under Aerobic Conditions - Alagiri - 2012 - Chemistry - A European Journal - Wiley Online Library

Synthesis and Reactivity of [PdCl2{C,N-C6H4C(═NHXy)NH2-2}] and Neutral Palladium 1,2-Dihydroquinazolinium-4-yl Complexes: Depalladation Reactions - Organometallics (ACS Publications)

Organometallics, 2012, DOI: 10.1021/om200986k

ipso-Nitration of Arylboronic Acids with Bismuth Nitrate and Perdisulfate

DOI: 10.1021/ol300325t

Pyridine Ligands as Promoters in PdII/0-Catalyzed C–H Olefination Reactions

DOI: 10.1021/ol300281p

Pd(II)-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Olefination of Vinylic C–H Bonds with Allylic Esters: General and Selective Access to Linear 1,3-Butadienes

 

DOI: 10.1021/ol300442w 

Transition-Metal-Free Intramolecular N-Arylations

 

DOI: 10.1021/ol3005134

N-Tosylcarboxamide as a Transformable Directing Group for Pd-Catalyzed C–H Ortho-Arylation

 

DOI: 10.1021/ol3004244

Nickel-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition for highly substituted arenes

Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3866-3868      

Rhenium-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Arenes and Heteroarenes by Hypervalent Iodine Reagents

 

ACS Catal., 2012, 2,  521–527 

Stereoselective Synthesis of Enamides by Palladium Catalyzed Coupling of Amides with Electron Deficient Olefins

 

ACS Catal., 2012, 2,  539–543.

Regioselective Intramolecular Arylthiolations by Ligand Free Cu and Pd Catalyzed Reaction

ACS Catal., 2012, 2, 544–551

Copper-Mediated Difluoromethylation of Aryl and Vinyl Iodides

 

Nickel-Catalyzed Negishi Alkylations of Styrenyl Aziridines

Double-Fold C–H Oxygenation of Arenes Using PyrDipSi: a General and Efficient Traceless/Modifiable Silicon-Tethered Directing Group

 

Cationic Iron(III) Porphyrin-Catalyzed [4 + 2] Cycloaddition of Unactivated Aldehydes with Simple Dienes

 

C(sp)–C(sp3) Bond Formation through Cu-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones and Trialkylsilylethynes

Silver-Mediated Oxidative C–H/C–H Functionalization: A Strategy To Construct Polysubstituted Furans

Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative β′-Functionalization of β-Keto Esters with Indoles at Room Temperature

Cross Coupling of Acyl and Aminyl Radicals: Direct Synthesis of Amides Catalyzed by Bu4NI with TBHP as an Oxidant

Benzofurans from Benzophenones and Dimethylacetamide: Copper-Promoted Cascade Formation of Furan O1[BOND]C2 and C2[BOND]C3 Bonds Under Oxidative Conditions

Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of 3-Substituted Furanones by Palladium-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Unsymmetrical Allyl Acetates

On the Interpretation of Deuterium Kinetic Isotope Effects in C[BOND]H Bond Functionalizations by Transition-Metal Complexes

Dr. Eric M. Simmons, Prof. John F. Hartwig, ACIE, 2012, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107334

Direct carboxamidation of indoles by palladium-catalyzed C–H activation and isocyanide insertion

 

Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3772-3774

Pd(ii)-catalyzed direct C5-arylation of azole-4-carboxylates through double C–H bond cleavage

 

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of chromenes and tetrahydroquinolines via sequential allylic alkylation and intramolecular Heck coupling

N-Heterocyclic carbene chemistry of iron: fundamentals and applications

Michael J. Ingleson and Richard A. Layfield, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3579-3589

Regioselective solvent-dependent benzannulation of conjugated enynes

Florian Pünner and Gerhard Hilt, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3617-3619

Direct C–H cross-coupling approach to heteroaryl coumarins

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 2692-2698

Copper (I) Iodide-Catalyzed One-Step Preparation of Functionalized Allenes from Terminal Alkynes: Amine Effect

Rhodium/Copper-Catalyzed Annulation of Benzimides with Internal Alkynes: Indenone Synthesis through Sequential C[BOND]H and C[BOND]N Cleavage

ACIE, 2012, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201200480

Synthesis of Hindered Anilines: Copper-Catalyzed Electrophilic Amination of Aryl Boronic Esters

An unexpected disproportional reaction of 2H-azirines giving (1E,3Z)-2-aza-1,3-dienes and aromatic nitriles in the presence of nickel catalysts

Diastereo- and Enantioselective Intramolecular C(sp3)[BOND]H Arylation for the Synthesis of Fused Cyclopentanes

Hydrazone as the Directing Group for Ir-Catalyzed Arene Diborylations and Sequential Functionalizations

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, DOI: 10.1021/ja300308c

A Comparative Mechanistic Study of Cu-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling Reactions with N-Phenyltetrahydroisoquinoline

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, DOI: 10.1021/ja211697s

Reductive Elimination from Arylpalladium Cyanide Complexes

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, DOI: 10.1021/ja300827t

Asymmetric Synthesis of (Triaryl)methylamines by Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboroxines to Cyclic N-Sulfonyl Ketimines

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, DOI: 10.1021/ja300697c

Fe-Catalyzed Allylic C–C-Bond Activation: Vinylcyclopropanes As Versatile a1,a3,d5-Synthons in Traceless Allylic Substitutions and [3 + 2]-Cycloadditions

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, DOI: 10.1021/ja300294a

A generalized approach for iron catalyzed chemo- and regioselective formation of anti-Markovnikov acetals from styrene derivatives - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing)

Abhishek Dutta Chowdhury and Goutam Kumar Lahiri

Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3448-3450

DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17889C

Arylsulfonylacetylenes as Alkynylating Reagents of C sp 2[BOND]H Bonds Activated with Lithium Bases - García Ruano - 2012 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library

ACIE, 2012, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107821

Palladium-Catalyzed Dehydrative Heck Olefination of Secondary Aryl Alcohols in Ionic Liquids: Towards a Waste-Free Strategy for Tandem Synthesis of Stilbenoids - Kumar - 2012 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library

ACIE, 2012, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107261

Copper-catalysed approach to spirocyclic oxindoles via a direct C–H, Ar-H functionalisation

Tetrahedron Letters
Volume 53, Issue 15, 11 April 2012, Pages 1897–1899