The catalyst-directed divergent synthesis, commonly termed as “divergent catalysis”, has
emerged as a promising technique as it allows chartering of structurally distinct products …

In this review, we provide a consistent description of noncovalent interactions, covering most
groups of the Periodic Table. Different types of bonds are discussed using their trivial …

For centuries, gold had been considered a precious, purely decorative inert metal. It was not
until 1986 that Ito and Hayashi described the first application of gold (I) in homogeneous …

In contrast to Lewis-acid catalysts, Brønsted acids have been employed primarily as
catalysts for the formation and cleavage of C− O bonds, such as hydrolysis and formation of …

1. INTRODUCTION Bulk gold, being the most stable among all metals, was for many years
considered as an inert catalyst. However, gold particles with size on the scale of nanometers …

The interest in synthesizing heterocycles has always been enormous. The literature contains
a variety of synthetic approaches to the heterocycle ring structures, much of which has been …

Although gold is chemically inert as a bulk metal, the landmark discovery that gold
nanoparticles can be effective catalysts has opened up new and exciting research …

Iodine has been recognized as an efficient, non-toxic, readily available and easy-to-handle
electrophilic reagent to favour halocyclization reactions for the synthesis of novel …

Copper-catalyzed arylation of electron rich alkynes reveals stabilized trisubstituted vinyl
cation equivalents that react with pendant arene nucleophiles to form all carbon …

Electrophilic cyclizations of α, β-alkynic hydrazones by molecular iodine were investigated
for the synthesis of 4-iodopyrazoles. α, β-Alkynic hydrazones were readily prepared by the …