Mechanistic studies of transition-metal-catalyzed [2+ 2+ 2] cycloaddition reactions

A Roglans, A Pla-Quintana, M Sola - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The development of catalytic methodologies involving the formation of C–C bonds to enable
the generation of cyclic systems constitutes a field of great relevance in synthetic organic …

Editing of polymer backbones

RAJ Ditzler, AJ King, SE Towell, M Ratushnyy… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Polymers are at the epicentre of modern technological progress and the associated
environmental pollution. Considerations of both polymer functionality and lifecycle are …

Metallacyclopentadienes: synthesis, structure and reactivity

W Ma, C Yu, T Chen, L Xu, WX Zhang… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Metallacyclopentadienes, which possess two M–C (sp2) bonds and feature the structure of
M (CR1CR2–CR3CR4), are an important class of five-membered metallacycles. They are …

Conversion of zirconacyclopentadienes into metalloles: Fagan–Nugent reaction and beyond

X Yan, C Xi - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Metalloles are derivatives of cyclopentadiene in which the methylene unit is
replaced by a heteroatom, such as S, Se, Te, N, P, As, Sb, Bi, Si, Ge, Sn, B, Al, Ga, and so …

Perfluoropentaphenylborole

C Fan, WE Piers, M Parvez - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Perfluorination: The fully fluorinated analogue of pentaphenylborole (see structure; B gray, C
black, F green) has been prepared using successive transmetallation reactions involving Zr …

Two competing mechanisms for the copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction

T Ljungdahl, T Bennur, A Dallas, H Emtenäs… - …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of the copper-free Sonogashira cross-coupling was investigated using a
model reaction with differently para-substituted phenylacetylenes and 4-iodobenzotrifluoride …

Rh-catalyzed decarbonylation of conjugated ynones via carbon–alkyne bond activation: reaction scope and mechanistic exploration via DFT calculations

A Dermenci, RE Whittaker, Y Gao, FA Cruz, ZX Yu… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this full article, detailed development of a catalytic decarbonylation of conjugated
monoynones to synthesize disubstituted alkynes is described. The reaction scope and …

Stereoselective Synthesis of Diazabicyclic β-Lactams through Intramolecular Amination of Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds of Carboxamides by Palladium Catalysis

SJ Zhang, WW Sun, P Cao, XP Dong… - The Journal of Organic …, 2016 - ACS Publications
An efficient C (sp3)–H bond activation and intramolecular amination reaction via palladium
catalysis at the β-position of carboxyamides to make β-lactams was described. The …

The Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell rearrangement: modern applications for an old reaction

E Jahnke, RR Tykwinski - Chemical Communications, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell rearrangement of carbene/carbenoid intermediates has
evolved into a valuable synthetic methodology for the preparation of polyyne structures …

Metallocene-containing conjugated polymers

MA Vorotyntsev, SV Vasilyeva - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2008 - Elsevier
The paper gives a review of publications on polymers with conjugated matrices (PPy, PTh,
PAni, hydrocarbon or mixed chains…) which incorporate metallocene complexes (Fe, Ru …