“Much of life can be understood in rational terms if expressed in the language of chemistry. It
is an international language, a language for all of time, and a language that explains where …

A highly enantioselective Rh (I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3+ 2] cycloaddition of 1-yne-VCPs
to bicyclo [3.3. 0] compounds with an all-carbon chiral quaternary stereocenter at the …

A novel Rh (I)-catalyzed [(3+ 2)+ 1] cycloaddition, which can be regarded as a homologous
Pauson− Khand reaction, was developed to synthesize bicyclic cyclohexenones and …

Computational design of molecular homogeneous organometallic catalysts followed by
experimental realization remains a significant challenge. Here, we report the development …

Rhodacyclopentanones, an “sp3-rich” class of metallacycle, underpin an emerging range of
catalytic methodologies for the direct generation of complex scaffolds. This review highlights …

Rhodium dimer [Rh (CO) 2Cl] 2 efficiently catalyzes the intra-and intermolecular (5+ 2)
reactions of vinylcyclopropanes with alkynes and allenes, but not alkenes. This difference in …

The theoretically inspired development of a Rh-catalyzed [3+ 2+ 1] carbocyclization of
carbon-and heteroatom-tethered alkenylidenecyclopropanes (ACPs) with CO for the …

Allenes are important 2π building blocks in organic synthesis and engage as 2-carbon
components in many metal-catalyzed reactions. Wender and co-workers discovered that …

The first theoretical study on the effects of ligands on the mechanism, reactivities, and
regioselectivities of Rh (I)-catalyzed (5+ 2) cycloadditions of vinylcyclopropanes (VCPs) and …

Vinylcyclopropane (VCP) has been well applied as a five-carbon component, rather than a
three-carbon component, in transition-metal catalyzed cycloadditions. Here we demonstrate …