Site selectivity is an inherent challenge in C–H functionalization reactions. The most
intensively sought‐after approaches have involved the employment of Lewis‐basic …

Selective functionalization of ubiquitous C− H bonds of molecules would provide novel
retrosynthetic insights and powerful tools for the rapid construction of molecular complexity …

Cyclopentadienyl (Cp) ligands enable efficient steering of various transition‐metal‐
catalyzed transformations, in particular enantioselective C− H activation. Currently only few …

Four cobalt‐catalyzed oxidative annulation reactions of nitrogen‐containing arenes with
alkynes proceeds by C− H activation, thus leading to biologically useful quaternary …

By developing a new Ir (III)-catalyzed C–C cross-coupling, a versatile method for direct
arylation of sp2 and sp3 C–H bonds in ketoximes, nitrogen-containing heterocycles, various …

Reported herein is the development of Cp* Ir (III)-catalyzed direct C− H arylation of arenes
and alkenes using aryldiazonium tetrafluoroborates, the use of which as an aryl precursor …

A green atom‐economical method for the synthesis of highly functionalized 1‐amino and 1‐
carbon substituted isoquinolines from the reaction of N′‐hydroxybenzimidamides and aryl …

Carbonylation of o-arylanilines utilizing CO2 as a carbonyl source for the synthesis of
important phenanthridinones with a free (NH)-lactam motif has been described under metal …

Rhodium (III)-catalyzed direct alkylation of arenes using commercially available
alkyltrifluoroborates is disclosed. Oximes, heteroarenes, azomethines, N-nitrosoamines, and …

A convenient and effective method of ruthenium‐catalyzed C− H/N− H annulations using
vinylene carbonate as oxidizing acetylene surrogate has been disclosed. This method is …