The possibility of finding novel disconnections for the efficient synthesis of organic
molecules has driven the interest in developing technologies to directly functionalize C–H …

Significant progress has been made in transition‐metal‐catalyzed direct functionalization of
heteroarenes since the beginning of the 21st century. Particularly, palladium‐catalyzed …

Regioselective functionalization of aromatic arenes has created a rapid insurgence in the
modern era of organic chemistry. While the last few years have witnessed significant …

Potassium tert-butoxide mediated intramolecular cyclization of aryl ethers, amines, and
amides was efficiently performed under microwave irradiation to provide the corresponding …

S O shows where to go: A novel double C H activation of aromatic compounds with a
sulfoxide as a directing group results in the highly regioselective synthesis of polysubstituted …

Direct triarylation and sequential triarylation reactions of simple azoles catalyzed by [Pd
(phen) 2] PF6 are described. Simple azoles, such as N-methylimidazole, thiazole, and …

Using thianthrene S-oxide (TTSO) as a transient mediator, para-arylation and alkenylation of
mono-substituted arenes have been demonstrated via a para-selective thianthrenation/Pd …

A new protocol for the palladium‐catalyzed free‐amine‐directed alkenylation of C (sp2) H
bonds and cycloamination is described. Substituted biaryl‐2‐amines react with various …

Pd-catalyzed highly para-selective arylations of monosubstituted simple arenes with
arylboronic acids to widely existed biaryls have been developed. Inspired by requisite amide …

The Pd-catalyzed, Ag (I)-mediated intramolecular direct arylation of cyclopropane C–H
bonds is described. Various spiro 3, 3′-cyclopropyl oxindoles can be obtained in good to …