Recent developments over the past few years in aqueous micellar catalysis are discussed.
Applications to problems in synthesis are highlighted, enabled by the use of surfactants that …

An efficient double allene protocol for the formation of benzazocines has been developed.
The reaction constitutes a highly regioselective palladium‐catalyzed formal [6+ 2] annulation …

An efficient method to access diversely substituted borylated dendralenes from simple and
readily available materials is reported. This method is based on a multicomponent copper …

The first general synthesis of branched tetraenes ([4] dendralenes) involves two or three
steps from inexpensive, commodity chemicals. It involves an unprecedented variation on …

The first Pd‐catalyzed asymmetric allenylic [4+ 1] cycloaddition was successfully developed.
Alternatively, tuning the Pd catalyst switched the reactivity toward an unprecedented [4+ 3] …

A novel and efficient palladium‐catalyzed regioselective and stereodivergent ring‐closing
reaction of aminoenynes with aldehydes and boronic acids or hydrosilane is developed …

Use of B-sp3-alkyl reagents for Suzuki–Miyaura couplings under aqueous micellar catalysis
conditions is reported. Studies as to substrate scope, use in a four-step one-pot sequence …

Described here is a mild and stereoselective protocol for the synthesis of [3] dendralenes via
the intermolecular dimerization of allenes. With the proper choice of a ruthenium catalyst, a …

Abstract Diene‐transmissive hetero‐Diels–Alder sequences involving carbonyl dienophiles
are reported for the first time. High enantioselectivities are achieved in the reaction of …

The first general synthetic approach to substituted [3]-and higher dendralenes is reported.
Fifty-one mono-through to penta-substituted dendralenes carrying alkyl-, cycloalkyl-, alkenyl …