Unique nucleophilic reactivity allows for additions across the CāC triple bond of arynes

Carboiodanation of Arynes Using Organoiodine(III) Reagents

Mesoionic Janus-Type Dicarbenes Form Bimetallic Complexes
Two carbene centers on a single ring can bind two metals with short intermetallic distances

Bis(cyclopentadienyl) Complexes of Sc(II)
Previously unknown Sc(II) scandocene complexes obtained via reduction of bis(cyclopentadienyl) scandium iodides

Selective Electrochemical Arene Amination
Reductive approach involves the generation of N-radical cations

New Protocol for Labeling Azines with 15N
Method based on ANRORC (addition of nucleophile, ring opening, ring closing) reactions allows the labeling of a wide range of aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocycles

Dearomatization of Pyridines Using Arenophiles
Path to dihydropyridine cis-diols and epoxides

An Efficient Path to N-Difluoromethyl Amides and Related Compounds
N-difluoromethyl carbamoyl fluorides used as robust building blocks for amides, (thio)carbamates, ureas, and formamides

Electrochemical Synthesis of Biheteroaryls
Radical-radical coupling of heteroaryl phosphonium salts with N-heteroarenes

Total Synthesis of (ā)-Daphenylline
Hexacyclic alkaloid with a sterically crowded tetrasubstituted benzene ring

Platinum Chalcogenide Nanoparticles Capped with Alkynes
Functionalization via conjugated bonds allows for charge transfer between ligands and nanoparticle cores