Expanding the scope of copper-catalyzed C–N coupling reactions

Copper-Catalyzed Amination of Base-Sensitive Aryl Bromides

A New Path to Benzocycloheptenes
Base-promoted (5+2) annulation of 2-(alkynylaryl)acetonitriles and arylalkynes

Nickel Catalysis for Asymmetric Aryl Addition to Sulfinylamines
Nickel catalyst with a chiral bisoxazoline ligand for the 2,3-addition of arylboronic acids to sulfinylamines

Triarylimidazole-Based Drugs Activated by Light
New strategy for caging bioactive triarylimidazoles uses a dialkylamino unit as a photoremovable group

Benzyl Halides Coupled with Electron-Deficient Alkenes
Catalytic lutidine substitutes halides and allows for a general set of photocatalytic conditions

Iron Complexes for Olefin Metathesis
Isolation of a metallacyclobutane provides evidence that iron complexes adhere to the Chauvin olefin metathesis mechanism

S-Trifluoromethylation of Aromatic Thiols
Visible-light-mediated method uses trifluoromethanesulfonyl chloride as an inexpensive trifluoromethyl radical source

Triboelectric Nanopaper for Noncontact Sensors
Networks of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibers combined with a cellulose phase

Using Light to Edit the Molecular Skeleton of Pyridines
Efficient one-pot photochemical method transforms pyridines into bicyclic pyrazolines, pyrazoles, or 1,2-diazepines

Photocyclization of N-Phenyl-1-Naphthamides
Simple light-promoted reaction gives benzophenanthridinone derivatives