Ken Sakata and Yoshiaki Nishibayashi from Japan, found new iron complexes to efficiently catalyze selective C(sp³)-H borylation of methoxy groups in aryl and alkyl methyl ethers

Selective C(sp³)-H Borylation of Methoxy Groups via Iron Complexes

Rh(III)-Catalyzed Formal Cycloaddition Provides a Path to Furanones
Formal [3+2] cycloaddition reaction between cyclopropenones and aldehydes

Building “Houses” Stereoselectively
Synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclo[2.1.0]pentanes ("housanes")

Renewable Ethanol and Methanol Used for the Synthesis of 1,5-Diketones
Nickel-catalyzed coupling of alcohols with ketones also allows for a one-pot aminomethylation

Angewandte Chemie 6/2025: High Throughput
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65th Birthday: Markus Antonietti
German chemist focusing on materials chemistry for sustainability

Pt-Catalyzed Hydroboration of Terminal Alkynes: A Regioselective Approach to Vinyl Boronates
A platinum-catalyzed hydroboration method that enables highly selective (E)-1,2-vinyl boronate synthesis, overcoming heteroatom coordination challenges

Creating Hydrogen Peroxide out of Thin Air
ZnO-based catalytic system is capable of generating H2O2 from water and atmospheric oxygen

Solvent-Controlled, Silver-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling
Reaction of cyclic aldimines and α-imino-oxy acids gives either nitriles with a cyclic imine or ring-opened oxonitriles

Angewandte Chemie 5/2025: Sustainable Upgrades
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