Isolation of a metallacyclobutane provides evidence that iron complexes adhere to the Chauvin olefin metathesis mechanism

Iron Complexes for Olefin Metathesis

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

Mechanochemical Path to NO-Releasing Drugs
Strategy using 1,1’-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) as an activating agent allows for a straightforward synthesis of two bioactive iminosydnones

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

Green Late-Stage Functionalization of Tryptamines
Efficient and rapid protocol for the oxidative halocyclization of tryptamines works even with household bleach

Most Accessed Articles: May 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

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

Angewandte Chemie 25/2024: Stable and Active
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Dichloromethane as a Low-Cost C1 Building Block for Cyclopropanations
Dual system composed of a nickel aminopyridine complex and an iridium photocatalyst used to efficiently cyclopropanate aromatic olefins

Summer Reading 2024
What to read this summer: Editors recommend fun science-related books