Transformation of readily available starting materials is compatible with chloride, bromide, and iodide

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Path to Aryl and Alkenyl Halides from Fluorosulfonates

Photochemical Deracemization of 3-Substituted Oxindoles
Racemate successfully converted into enantiomerically pure or enriched material in the presence of a chiral benzophenone catalyst

Total Synthesis of Chaetoglobin A
Dimeric alkaloid from a fungus has a chiral axis connecting two azaphilone systems

Gold-Catalyzed Reaction Gives Antitumor-Active Spirocyclic Oxindoles
Formal cycloaddition reaction of terminal alkynes or ynamides with isatin-derived ketimines

Synthesis of Bis-Benzofulvenes
Route from gem-dibromoolefins via bromobenzofulvene intermediates

Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling of Heteroarenes and Arenols
Pivalic anhydride used as an in-situ activating reagent in C−H/C−OH coupling

Alkene Insertion into Carbon–Halogen Bonds Enabled by Aggregation
Ionic insertion without additional catalysts or promoters

One-Pot Approach to Multisubstituted Fused Aziridines
Formal intermolecular [2+1] cycloaddition between saccharin-derived cyclic ketimines and sulfur ylides

Manganese-Catalyzed Synthesis of Tetrahydro-β-carbolines
Dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols with tryptamines

Solvated Electrons React with Surfactant at the Surface of Water
Reaction intermediates formed from benzyltrimethylammonium can escape into the gas phase