Ligand-free dirhodium-catalyzed [2+2+2] cycloaddition

New palladium-based catalytic system with a zinc acetate additive shows high activity

Partial nitro reduction of methyl 2-nitrobenzoates followed by base-mediated cyclization, alkylation, and reduction gives useful bicyclic compounds

First lanthanide N₂ photoswitch shows isomerization between side-on and end-on coordination

Strain-promoted alkyne cyclotrimerization gives curved carbon nanostructures

Hexafluorodihalocubanes feature some exceptionally short bonds, including the shortest C(sp³)–I bond found so far

Two-step transformation combines a transannular pinacol coupling reaction with a pinacol rearrangement

Self-electrification by fast phase switching affects redox reactions

Nickel-catalyzed decarboxylative transformation of alkyl carboxylic acids with good functional group tolerance

Difficult-to-achieve uniform coating prepared using hydrogen peroxide as a precipitant