Bromination is one of the most important transformations in organic synthesis and can be
carried out using bromine and many other bromo compounds. Use of molecular bromine in …

Over the last century, the world has become increasingly dependent on oil as its main
source of chemicals and energy. Driven largely by the strong economic growth of India and …

The biorefinery is an important approach for the current needs of energy and chemical
building blocks for a diverse range of applications, that gradually may replace current …

Background: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a biomass-derived platform chemical,
which can be produced from carbohydrates. In the past decades, 5-HMF has received …

Singlet oxygen is a powerful tool in the armament of the synthetic organic chemist and
possibly in that of nature itself. In this Account, we illustrate a small selection of the many …

“One-pot” processes in which alcohol oxidations are combined with further elaboration of the
carbonyl intermediate are reviewed. Sequential processes are briefly discussed, but most …

The purpose of this article is to give a taste of just how powerful the union between furans
and photochemically-generated singlet oxygen is proving to be as a synthetic tool and to …

Disclosed herein is a versatile and practical strategy for catalytic radical dearomatization. By
means of this strategy, we realized the trifluoromethylative dearomatization of indoles and …

The first direct asymmetric vinylogous Mannich (AVM) reaction of α, α-dicyanoolefins and N-
Boc aldimines was described promoted by a simple chiral bifunctional thiourea-tertairy …

Safe-and convenient-to-handle surrogates of hazardous chemicals are always in demand.
Recently introduced cyclohexa-1, 4-dienes with adequate substitution fulfil this role as …