Switching the Stereoselectivity: (Fullero)Pyrrolidines “a la Carte”

Enrique E. Maroto, Salvatore Filippone, Angel Martín-Domenech, Margarita Suarez, and Nazario Martín 

 J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (31), pp 12936–12938 

DOI: 10.1021/ja306105b

Enantioselective Metal/Organo-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative sp3 C–H Olefination of Tertiary Amines Using Molecular Oxygen as the Sole Oxidant

Gen Zhang, Yunxia Ma, Shoulei Wang, Yaohu Zhang, and Rui Wang  

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (30), pp 12334–12337 

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Stereochemistry of Substitution of the α-Dimethylamino Group by Dialkylzinc in Chiral Benzylferrocene

Tatsuki Takahashi, Takashi Konno, Kenichi Ogata, and Shin-ichi Fukuzawa

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (15), pp 6638–6642

DOI: 10.1021/jo3012013

N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Palladium(II)–1-Methylimidazole Complex-Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling of Aryl Sulfonates with Arylboronic Acids

Zhan-Yong Wang, Gao-Qi Chen, and Li-Xiong Shao

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (15), pp 6608–6614

DOI: 10.1021/jo301270t

Regioselective and Stepwise [8 + 2] Cycloaddition Reaction between Alkynyl–Fischer Carbene Complexes and Tropothione

Alexandra R. Rivero, Israel Fernández, and Miguel A. Sierra

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (15), pp 6648–6652

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Asymmetric Intramolecular Pauson–Khand Reaction Mediated by a Remote Sulfenyl or Sulfinyl Group

José Luis García Ruano, Esther Torrente, Alejandro Parra, José Alemán, and Ana M. Martín-Castro

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (15), pp 6583–6599

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Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Cyclopropyl Substituted Propargyl Esters: A Tandem 1,3-Acyloxy Migration [5 + 1] Cycloaddition

Dongxu Shu, Xiaoxun Li, Min Zhang, Patrick J. Robichaux, Ilia A. Guzei, and Weiping Tang

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (15), pp 6463–6472

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From Propargylic Amides to Functionalized Oxazoles: Domino Gold Catalysis/Oxidation by Dioxygen

A. Stephen K. Hashmi, Maria Camila Blanco Jaimes, Andreas M. Schuster, and Frank Rominger

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (15), pp 6394–6408

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Pd-Catalyzed Benzylic C–H Amidation with Benzyl Alcohols in Water: A Strategy To Construct Quinazolinones

Hidemasa Hikawa, Yukari Ino, Hideharu Suzuki, and Yuusaku Yokoyama

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (16), pp 7046–7051

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Asymmetric Synthesis of Enaminophosphines via Palladacycle-Catalyzed Addition of Ph2PH to α,β-Unsaturated Imines

Yinhua Huang, Renta Jonathan Chew, Sumod A. Pullarkat, Yongxin Li, and Pak-Hing Leung

J. Org. Chem., 2012, 77 (16), pp 6849–6854

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High-valent oxo-molybdenum and oxo-rhenium complexes as efficient catalysts for X–H (X = Si, B, P and H) bond activation and for organic

 

Sara C. A. Sousa ,  Ivânia Cabrita and Ana C. Fernandes

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 5641-5653

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From C(sp2)–H to C(sp3)–H: systematic studies on transition metal-catalyzed oxidative C–C formation

 

Bi-Jie Li and Zhang-Jie Shi

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 5588-5598

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Enantioselective, transition metal catalyzed cycloisomerizations

 

Angela Marinetti ,  Hélène Jullien and Arnaud Voituriez

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 4884-4908

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Transition metal catalyzed nucleophilic allylic substitution: activation of allylic alcohols via π-allylic species

 

Basker Sundararaju ,  Mathieu Achard and Christian Bruneau

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 4467-4483

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Asymmetric catalysts for stereocontrolled olefin metathesis reactions

 

Steffen Kress and Siegfried Blechert

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 4389-4408

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Recent advances in transition metal-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of unprotected enamines

 

Jian-Hua Xie ,  Shou-Fei Zhu and Qi-Lin Zhou

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 4126-4139

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A walk around the A3-coupling

 

Vsevolod A. Peshkov ,  Olga P. Pereshivko and Erik V. Van der Eycken

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 3790-3807

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Synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryl ethers through nickel-promoted coupling of polyfluoroarenes with arylboronic acids and oxygen

 

Jian Zhang ,  Jingjing Wu ,  Yang Xiong and Song Cao

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8553-8555

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Nickel(0)/NaHMDS adduct-mediated intramolecular alkylation of unactivated arenes via a homolytic aromatic substitution mechanism

 

Louis-Philippe B. Beaulieu ,  Daniela Sustac Roman ,  Frédéric Vallée and André B. Charette

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 8249-8251

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Palladium-Catalysed Direct Heteroarylations of Heteroaromatics Using Esters as Blocking Groups at C2 of Bromofuran and Bromothiophene Derivatives: A One-Step Access to Biheteroaryls

Fu, Hai Yan; Zhao, Liqin; Bruneau, Christian; Doucet, Henri

Synlett 2012; 23(14): 2077-2082

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Investigations into Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Arene Trifluoromethylation Reactions

Yingda Ye, Melanie S. Sanford

Synlett 2012; 23(14): 2005-2013

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Challenges and Achievements in the Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric α-Arylation of Aldehydes

Mazet, Clément

Synlett 2012; 23(14): 1999-2004

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Mild ketone formation via Ni-catalyzed reductive coupling of unactivated alkyl halides with acid anhydrides

 

Hongyu Yin ,  Chenglong Zhao ,  Hengzhi You ,  Kunhua Lin and Hegui Gong

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 7034-7036

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Nickel catalyzed alkylation of N-aromatic heterocycles with Grignard reagents through direct C–H bond functionalization

 

Peng-Yang Xin ,  Hong-Ying Niu ,  Gui-Rong Qu ,  Rui-Fang Ding and Hai-Ming Guo 

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 6717-6719
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Lewis Acid-Triggered Selective Zincation of Chromones, Quinolones, and Thiochromones: Application to the Preparation of Natural Flavones and Isoflavones

Lydia Klier , Tomke Bresser , Tobias A. Nigst , Konstantin Karaghiosoff , and Paul Knochel

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134 (33), pp 13584–13587

DOI: 10.1021/ja306178q