A series of boron based Lewis acids have been reported to date, but among them, tris
(pentafluorophenyl) borane (BCF) has gained the most significant attention in the synthetic …

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 …

Metal-free catalytic C–H silylation of a series of aromatic compounds such as N, N-
disubstituted anilines with various hydrosilanes has been achieved for the first time using …

Vinyl carbocations have been the subject of extensive experimental and theoretical studies
over the past five decades. Despite this long history in chemistry, the utility of vinyl cations in …

Catalytic acceptorless dehydrogenation is an environmentally benign way to desaturate
organic compounds. This process is traditionally accomplished with transition‐metal‐based …

An acceptorless dehydrogenation of heterocycles catalyzed by frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs)
was developed. Oxidation with concomitant liberation of molecular hydrogen proceeded in …

An efficient catalytic method to convert an α-C–H bond of N-alkylamines into an α-C–alkynyl
bond was developed. In the past, such transformations were carried out under oxidative …

Inverse hydride shuttle catalysis provides a multicomponent platform for the highly efficient
synthesis of alkaloid frameworks with exquisite diastereoselectivity. However, a number of …

We describe an operationally simple and user‐friendly protocol that allows the site‐selective
hydrogenation and deuteration of di‐, tri‐and tetrasubstituted benzylic olefins by …

Catalytic transfer hydrocyanation represents a clean and safe alternative to hydrocyanation
processes using toxic HCN gas. Such reactions provide access to pharmaceutically …