Abstract The Diels–Alder reaction is one of the most popular transformations for organic
chemists to generate molecular complexity efficiently. Surprisingly, little is known about its …

This critical review, which is relevant to researchers in synthetic organic chemistry, focuses
on asymmetric 1, 3-dipolar cycloadditions with acrylamides. The use of chiral acrylamides as …

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The nature and characteristics of the CH/π interaction are discussed by comparison with
other weak molecular forces such as the CH/O and OH/π interaction. The CH/π interaction is …

This treatise is an update to a preceding highlight (CH/π hydrogen bonds in crystals)
published in this journal 5 years ago (M. Nishio, CrystEngComm, 2004, 6, 130–156). After …

An alternative response function, based on the dual descriptor in terms of Koopmans'
approximation, is hereby proposed for the description of chemical reactivity in systems with …

Herein we demonstrate that an external electric field (EEF) acts as an accessory
catalyst/inhibitor for Diels–Alder (DA) reactions. When the EEF is oriented along the …

Reaction rates and product selectivity of kinetically controlled reactions are not always
sufficiently described by standard RRKM or TST theory. Reactions taking place on potential …

The stereospecific endo dimerization of cyclopentadiene takes place through an
asynchronous and symmetrical bispericyclic transition structure, which shows a merging of …

The CH/p interaction 1,† is the weakest extreme of hydrogen bonds 2, 3 that occurs between
a soft acid (CH) and a soft base (p-system) 4, 5 in the context of Pearson's HSAB principle …