Large-scale preparation of ligand precursor via chiral chemical resolution

Reaction of easily accessible ketones with acetonitrile

First example of a polymer-bound recyclable XB organocatalyst

Highly strained ring system based on macrocyclic peptides

Anodic amide coupling without pre-functionalization of the starting materials

Phosphine ligands for the synthesis of sterically challenging biaryls

Synthesis of popular odorants under mild conditions

Process starting from readily available L-rhamnose

Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Light-mediated hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) combined with nickel catalysis for the direct functionalization of alkanes