Organic syntheses are composed of two main types of reactions: Carbon-carbon bond
formations and functional group transformations. CC bond formation is the essence of …

A revision of the most typical examples used to illustrate the existence of secondary orbital
interactions (SOI) has been achieved. However, our analysis indicates that no conclusive …

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professional and scholarly publishing, the annual PROSE Awards recognise publishers' and …

An extensive update of the classic reference on organic reactions in water Published almost
a decade ago, the first edition has served as the guide for research in this burgeoning field …

This review illustrates how water, as an environmentally friendly solvent, can have
significant additional benefits when it is used as a solvent for the Diels_Alder reaction. The …

Organic reactions using water as solvent are reviewed with a focus on pericyclic reactions,
carbonyl additions, stoichiometric organometallic reactions, oxidations and reductions which …

The Diels–Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and three dienophiles (acrolein, methyl
acrylate and acrylonitrile) having different hydrogen bond acceptor abilities has been carried …

This review illustrates how ionic liquid properties can affect Diels–Alder reactions. The
mechanisms by which ionic solvents enhance the rate and selectivity of the reaction are …

The four stereospecific transition structures of the butadiene and acrolein Diels− Alder
reaction have been studied using the Becke three-parameter density functional theory with …

Abstract The Diels–Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and methyl acrylate in ionic
liquids has been studied in detail. The effect of contamination of the ionic liquids by common …