Aluminum‐exchanged montmorillonite catalysts provide high selectivity

Direct Alkylation of Benzene at Low Temperatures

Angewandte Chemie 19/2020: Springs to Mind
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Total Synthesis of (−)-Spirochensilide A
Asymmetric preparation of a natural product with two spirocyclic units

New Route to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Fully fused PAHs prepared via Pd-catalyzed annulative dimerization of phenylene triflate, followed by ring closure

Unusual Heterocumulene Complex Forms a Free Carbene
First example of a structurally characterized monometallic complex with a bidentate heterocumulene

Metal-Free Deoxygenation of α-Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds
Access to α,α-diaryl carbonyl compounds

Metal–Organic Cage as a Reactor for Enantioselective Photocatalysis
Asymmetric [2+2] cycloaddition through visible-light photocatalysis inside a supramolecular cage

Rubazonic Acid Dyes Synthesized
Synthesis method for rarely-studied class of dyes developed

Functionalization of Anilines, Pyrroles, and Indoles with Fluoroalcohols
Copper-catalyzed direct coupling reaction gives useful hydroxyfluoroalkylated building blocks

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Electrochemical Annulation
Metal-coordinated bicyclic intermediate is important in reaction of imidazoles with alkynes