In-situ activation of both substrate and reductant

Practical Reduction of Carboxylic Acids
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On-Surface Synthesis of Aza[3]radialenes
Direct conversion of isocyanides via [1+1+1] cycloaddition

Efficient Exfoliation of Violet Phosphorus
Synthesized 2D material is a p-type semiconductor with possible uses in (opto)electronics

Neutral Diboron Analogues of Cyclopropanes
Diboriranes containing fluorenylidene and NHC groups studied

Efficient Cu(II)-Catalyzed Method for the Synthesis of Heterobiaryls
General strategy provides access to useful ligands

Total Synthesis of (−)-Magnoshinin and (+)-Merrilliaquinone
Late-stage oxidative functionalization used as a key synthetic step

BioNTainer for mRNA Vaccine Production in Africa
BioNTech introduces turnkey container-based mRNA production facilities

Deaminative Alkylation of Phosphines Using Benzylamines
Visible-light photoredox catalysis used to prepare tertiary phosphines

Cross-Coupling Amides with Polyfluoroarenes
Deoxygenative reaction of aromatic amides gives polyfluoroaryl amines

Gem-Diaurated Gold(III) Complexes
Air-stable compounds prepared from 1,3-diketones and tetrachloroauric acid