Aryl nitriles are widely found in natural products, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and
herbicides. Moreover, because the cyano group can be easily converted into various …

Transition metal catalyzed C–H activation has surfaced as a powerful tool to improve the
efficacy of molecular synthesis. Last two decades have witnessed a considerable progress …

Despite the undisputed advances and progress in metal-catalyzed C–H functionalizations,
this atom-economical approach had thus far largely been developed with the aid of various …

The cyano group is well known as a versatile intermediate for transformations into a
multitude of useful functional groups such as carboxyl, carbamoyl, aminomethyl, carbonyl …

This feature article examines the potential of heterogeneous Pd species to mediate catalytic
C–H bond functionalisation processes employing suitable substrates (eg aromatic …

The Pd-catalysed Suzuki–Miyaura reaction is a powerful and widely used method for the
synthesis of asymmetric biaryls, which has found increasing industrial application for the …

The cyanation reaction is a key transformation due to the wide-ranging applications of nitrile
compounds in organic chemistry. Traditionally, the cyanation reaction employs metal …

This method represents an efficient rhodium (III)-catalyzed oC–H arylation of readily
available benzimidate derivatives with diverse arylsilanes in water as a sustainable solvent …

A convenient synthesis of a library of tetrazoles through a novel and operationally simple
protocol effecting the direct conversion of arylboronic acids catalyzed by a new ONO pincer …

β-Ketonitriles are an important class of compounds in organic synthesis. A new and practical
cyanation of α-CF3 carbonyls with aqueous ammonia is developed. A broad spectrum of α …