Efficient Approach To Construct Unsymmetrical Biaryls through Oxidative Coupling Reactions of Aromatic Primary Alcohols and Arylboronic Acids with a Rhodium Catalyst

Decarbonylative cycloaddition of 1H-indene-1,2,3-trione and norbornene via rhodium(i)-catalyzed carbon–carbon bond cleavage

2,3-Dihydro-1H-inden-1-one derivatives were synthesized by a [5+2−2] decarbonylative cycloaddition of 1H-indene-1,2,3-trione and norbornene via rhodium(i) catalyzed direct carbon–carbon bond cleavage.

Scope of regioselective Suzuki reactions in the synthesis of arylpyridines and benzylpyridines and subsequent intramolecular cyclizations to azafluorenes and azafluorenones

The current investigation on regioselective Suzuki reaction of 2,3-dihalopyridines and 2-halo-3-halomethyl pyridines has been studied and extended for azafluorenes and azafluorenones synthesis.

A β-Carbon elimination strategy for convenient in situ access to cyclopentadienyl metal complexes

The electronic and steric properties of tailored cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligands are powerful handles to modulate the catalytic properties of their metal complexes. This requires the individual preparation, purification and storage of each ligand/metal combination. Alternative, ideally in situ, complexation protocols would be of high utility. We disclose a new approach to access Cp metal complexes. Common metal precursors rapidly react with cyclopentadienyl carbinols via β-carbon eliminations to directly give the Cp-metal complexes. An advantage of this is the direct and flexible use of storable pre-ligands. No auxiliary base is required and the Cp complexes can be prepared in situ in the reaction vessel for subsequent catalytic transformations.

Chelation-directed C–H activation/C–C bond forming reactions catalyzed by Pd(ii) nanoparticles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes

The first example of the use of solid-supported palladium nanoparticles to catalyze a chelation directed C–H activation/C–C bond forming reaction.

Aerobic oxidative α-arylation of furans with boronic acids via Pd(ii)-catalyzed C–C bond cleavage of primary furfuryl alcohols: sustainable access to arylfurans

Aerobic oxidative α-arylation of furans with boronic acids via Pd(ii)-catalyzed C–C bond cleavage of primary furfuryl alcohol provides sustainable access to arylfurans.