Recent advances in the aza-Wittig reaction of phosphazene derivatives with several
carbonyl compounds are reviewed. Phosphazenes afford inter-and intramolecular aza-Wittig …

Ketenimines are an important class of reactive species and useful synthetic intermediates.
During the last two decades several practical and versatile approaches to ketenimines have …

Xanthates and related derivatives have proved to be extremely useful for both inter‐and
intramolecular radical additions. The broad applicability of the intermolecular addition to un …

The present account discusses in detail various mechanistic features of the degenerative
radical addition‐transfer of xanthates and related thiocarbonylthio congeners and makes a …

The observations and reasoning leading to the discovery of the degenerative transfer of
xanthates and related thiocarbonylthio derivatives are briefly described. A few synthetic …

Selected recent developments in the chemistry of ketenimines are presented, demonstrating
that heterocumulenes of this class are versatile reactive intermediates in the synthesis of …

Brassinin (1), a crucial plant defense produced by crucifers, is detoxified by the
phytopathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria maculans (Phoma lingam) to indole-3 …

A one‐pot synthesis of N‐sulfonyl‐2‐alkylidene‐1, 2, 3, 4‐tetrahydropyrimidines via a highly
selective and copper‐catalyzed multicomponent reaction of sulfonyl azides, terminal alkynes …

2-Monosubstituted 1, 3-dioxolanes and dithiolanes act as hydride-releasing fragments,
transferring intramolecularly their acetalic H atom to the central carbon of ketenimine …

Efficient [3+ 2] annulations of N-aryl-C, C-diphenyl ketenimines with metallo-carbonyl and
metallo-azomethine ylides, generated via the respective Yb (OTf) 3 and Y (OTf) 3 promoted …