Heteroatom-centered diradical (oid) s have been in the focus of molecular main group
chemistry for nearly 30 years. During this time, the diradical concept has evolved and the …

Conspectus Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions represent a most powerful
tool for the rapid construction of C–C and C–X bonds available to synthetic chemists …

It is textbook knowledge that carboxamides benefit from increased stabilisation of the
electrophilic carbonyl carbon when compared to other carbonyl and carboxyl derivatives …

The concept of using amide bond distortion to modulate amidic resonance has been known
for more than 75 years. Two classic twisted amides (bridged lactams) ingeniously designed …

Difluoromethyl groups possess specific steric and electronic properties that invite their use
as chemically inert surrogates of alcohols, thiols, and other polar functional groups important …

Since its introduction to organic synthesis in 1977 by Kagan, 1, 2 samarium (II) iodide (SmI2,
Kagan's reagent) has gained the status of one of the most versatile single-electron transfer …

A novel, one-step N-dehydrogenation of amides to enamides is reported. This reaction
employs the unlikely combination of LiHMDS and triflic anhydride, which serves as both the …

Novel well-defined NNP and PNP manganese pincer complexes have been synthetized and
fully characterized. The catalyst Mn-2 containing an imidazolyaminolphosphino ligand …

The reduction of amides gives access to a wide variety of important compounds such as
amines, imines, enamines, nitriles, aldehydes and alcohols. The chemoselective …

A bifunctional iminophosphorane (BIMP)-catalyzed, enantioselective intramolecular oxa-
Michael reaction of alcohols to tethered, low electrophilicity Michael acceptors is described …