Combining the capabilities of AI with expert knowledge could be key for retrosynthetic planning

Can AI Plan Organic Syntheses Alone?

A Path to (Z)-β-Halovinyl Amides
Nucleophilic addition of amides to haloalkynes

How Microdroplets Accelerate Aza-Michael Additions
Surface acidity and interfacial electric fields can speed up reactions

Perchlorate Used for Iron-Catalyzed C–H Oxygenations
Oxygenation of anthracene and cyclic alkyl aromatics in high yields

1,1-Oxycarbonation of Terminal Alkynes
Sequential borylation, 1,2-carbon migration, and oxidation with Oxone

Uranyl Captured in a Heterobimetallic Crown Ether Complex
Tailored macrocyclic ligand forms an isolable complex with UO22+

Carbene Insertion into the γ-C–H Bonds of Aliphatic Amines
Regioselective transformation uses a palladium catalyst and a picolinamide directing group

Does the Ligand Connectivity of MOFs Affect Their Mechanical Stability?
High-pressure behavior of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with different linkers compared

Azoxy-Triazenes Used for the Aziridination of Alkenes
Readily available species serving as nitrogen atom sources in a photoinduced transformation

New Method for Protein Desulfurization
Mild protocol using tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride (TCEP) as a reductant and tetrahydroxydiboron as a radical initiator