The Stetter reaction is actually a special C− C bond forming reaction through a 1, 4‐addition
reaction in the presence of nucleophilic catalyst. It involves a reaction between aldehydes …

An efficient method for the enantio-and diastereoselective construction of multisubstituted
tetrahydrofurans via asymmetric decarboxylative cycloaddition of vinylethylene carbonates …

Functionalization of pyrroles introducing a 2-nitroalkyl moiety allows the formation of nitro-
containing compounds to be used as pivotal intermediates for the synthesis of bioactive …

A diastereoselective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalysed reaction between enal and 3-cyano-
2-imino-2H-chromene is described for accessing a new type of C4-functionalized 2-amino-3 …

An efficient and straightforward organocatalytic method for the direct, multicomponent
carboxylation of terminal alkynes with CO2 and organochlorides, towards propargylic esters …

Main observation and conclusion An oxidative tandem (4+ 2)‐cyclization/aromatization of N‐
aryl glycine derivatives with electron‐deficient alkenes was first achieved using Ru (bpy) …

A metal‐free, regioselective synthesis of trisubstituted pyrroles has been developed through
a formal [3+ 2] cycloaddition reaction between 2H‐azirines and nitroalkenes under visible …

A highly chemoselective conversion of α, β-disubstituted nitroalkenes to ketones is
developed. An acid-compatible iridium catalyst serves as the key to the conversion. At a …

A highly diastereoselective [3+ 2]-cycloaddition strategy involving multiple oxindoles and
several α, β-disubstituted nitroethylenes is developed to access tetra-substituted α …

Beyond the tandem oxa-Michael strategy, an N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed kinetic
resolution approach to access highly diastereo-and enantioenriched 2-aryl-3-nitro …