Synthesis of Biaryls through Aromatic C -H Bond Activation: A Review of Recent Developments

Ibrar Hussain and Tripti Singh

 Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1661 – 1696

 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400178

Palladium-Catalysed, Directed C- H Coupling with Organometallics

Ramesh Giri, Surendra Thapa and Arjun Kafle

 Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1395 – 1411

 DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201400105

Ruthenium-catalyzed alkenylation of azoxybenzenes with alkenes through ortho-selective C-H activation

Li, H.; Xie, X.; Wang, L. 

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4218-4221.

DOI: 10.1039/C4CC00449C

Controlled hydrogenative depolymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates catalyzed by ruthenium(ii) PNN pincer complexes

Krall, E. M.; Klein, T. W.; Andersen, R. J.; Nett, A. J.; Glasgow, R. W.; Reader, D. S.; Dauphinais, B. C.; Mc Ilrath, S. P.; Fischer, A. A.; Carney, M. J.; Hudson, D. J.; Robertson, N. J. 

Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4884-4887

DOI : 10.1039/C4CC00541D

Accelerating influence of the gem-difluoromethylene group in a ring-closing olefin metathesis reaction. A Thorpe–Ingold effect?

César A. Urbina-Blanco,   Maciej Skibiński,  David O'Hagan and   Steven P. Nolan

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 7201-7203

DOI: 10.1039/C3CC44312D

One-pot direct C-H arylations of arenes in water catalysed by RuCl3.nH2O/NaOAc in the presence of Zn

José Gimeno,   Luis A. Adrio and   Cristian Vicent 

Chem. Commun. 2013, Advance article

DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43452D

Biphasic Glycerol/2-MeTHF, Ruthenium-Catalysed Enantioselective Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones Using Sodium Hypophosphite as Hydrogen Donor

1. Carole Guyon, 
2. Estelle Métay, 
3. Nicolas Duguet, 
4. Marc Lemaire

1. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, ASAP

1. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300506

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Ruthenium-Catalyzed Self-Coupling of Primary and Secondary Alcohols with the Liberation of Dihydrogen

Ilya S. Makarov and Robert Madsen

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/jo4008699

Ruthenium catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation of isoprene via transfer hydrogenation: byproduct-free prenylation of hydantoins

Daniel C. Schmitt,  Jungyong Lee,  Anne-Marie R. Dechert-Schmitt,  Eiji Yamaguchi and  Michael J. Krische

Chem. Commun., 2013, Advance Article

DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43463J

Synthesis of Azaheterocyclic Vinylphosphonates by Ring-Closing Metathesis

1. Cécile Garzon, 
2. Mireille Attolini, 
3. Michel Maffei

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, accepted manuscript

1. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300375

Additives Promote Noyori-type Reductions of a β-Keto-γ-lactam: Asymmetric Syntheses of Serotonin Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors

Nicholas A. Magnus, Bret A. Astleford, Dana L. T. Laird, Todd D. Maloney, Adam D. McFarland, John R. Rizzo, J. Craig Ruble, Gregory A. Stephenson, and James P. Wepsiec

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/jo400589j

Primary Amines as Directing Groups in the Ru-Catalyzed Synthesis of Isoquinolines, Benzoisoquinolines, and Thienopyridines

Pedro Villuendas and Esteban P. Urriolabeitia

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/jo400344m

Catalytic hydrogenation of unactivated amides enabled by hydrogenation of catalyst precursor

Takashi Miura, Ingmar E. Held, Shunsuke Oishi, Masayuki Naruto, Susumu Saito

Tetrahedron Letters

Volume 54, Issue 21, 22 May 2013, Pages 2674–2678

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.03.047

Preparation of substituted pyrroles via Ru(II)-catalyzed coupling of alkynes with enamides

Kaliyappan Murugan, Shiuh-Tzung Liu

Tetrahedron Letters

Volume 54, Issue 21, 22 May 2013, Pages 2608–2611

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.03.013

Synthesis of γ-, δ-, and ε-Lactams by Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of N-(tert-Butylsulfinyl)iminoesters

David Guijarro *, Óscar Pablo, and Miguel Yus

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/jo400164y

C(sp3)–H Bond Arylations Catalyzed by Well-Defined [Ru(O2CMes)2(p-cymene)]

N. Y. Phani Kumar , Rajkumar Jeyachandran , and Lutz Ackermann *

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

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Brønsted Acid Cocatalysts in Photocatalytic Radical Addition of α-Amino C–H Bonds across Michael Acceptors

Laura Ruiz Espelt , Eric M. Wiensch , and Tehshik P. Yoon *

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/jo400428m

A regioselective synthesis of 1-haloisoquinolines via ruthenium-catalyzed cyclization of O-methylbenzohydroximoyl halides with alkynes

Ravi Kiran Chinnagolla, Sandeep Pimparkar and Masilamani Jeganmohan

Chem. Commun. 2013, advance article

DOI: 10.1039/C3CC41269E

Aryl Bromides and Aryl Chlorides for the Direct Arylation of Benzylic Amines Mediated by Ruthenium(II)

1. Navid Dastbaravardeh, 
2. Michael Schnürch,
3. Marko D. Mihovilovic

1. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013

1. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201300004

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Dimerization of 7-Oxabicyclo[2,2,1]hepta-2,5-diene-2,3-dicarboxylates

Kelsey Jack and William Tam

J. Org. Chem., Article ASAP

DOI: 10.1021/jo400104q