The early years of alkyne metathesis were marked by a somewhat ironic state of affairs: the
proposed mechanism was swiftly validated and more than one effective catalyst became …

Conversion of C–H bonds to C–N bonds via C–H amination promises to streamline the
synthesis of nitrogen-containing compounds. Nitrogen-group transfer (NGT) from metal …

Two-dimensionally extended, polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules (heterocyclic
nanographenes) are a highly versatile class of organic materials, applicable as functional …

For numerous enabling features and strategic virtues, contemporary alkyne metathesis is
increasingly recognized as a formidable synthetic tool. Central to this development was the …

Inorganic nanomaterials cover a wide range of applications in electronics, optics,
magnetism, catalysis, biomedical, and environmental issues. 1− 3 The properties of these …

Triphenylsilanolate ligands were found to impart excellent reactivity and outstanding
functional group tolerance on molybdenum alkylidyne complexes, which catalyze alkyne …

Nitride‐and alkylidyne complexes of molybdenum endowed with triarylsilanolate ligands are
excellent (pre) catalysts for alkyne‐metathesis reactions of all sorts, since they combine high …

Transfer hydrogenation, alkene metathesis, and alkyne metathesis possess great value to
the synthetic chemistry community. One of the key features of these processes is their …

Although alkyne metathesis has been known for 50 years, rapid progress in this field has
mostly occurred during the last two decades. In this article, the development of several …

This short account discusses the awesome power of metathesis which has profoundly
changed the practice of natural product synthesis during the last decade. Since a …