The array of transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions can easily be considered
nowadays cornerstones in the field of organic synthesis. 1, 2 Among them, the palladium …

Natural product synthesis is a highly demanding field in constant need of efficient
transformations that allow either straightforward, scalable, and high-yielding preparation of …

Over the past fifty years, hundreds of polyyne compounds have been isolated from nature.
These often unstable molecules are found in sources as common as garden vegetables and …

Covering: 2005. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2006, 23, 26 This review covers the
literature published in 2005 for marine natural products, with 704 citations (493 for the …

Olefin metathesis has had a large impact on modern organic chemistry, but important
shortcomings remain: for example, the lack of efficient processes that can be used to …

Assessment of the chemical diversity contained in the oceans is an established field with a
great deal of research focused on extraction of chemicals from algae and sessile …

United we stand! Cooperative activation of the hypervalent-iodine reagent TIPS-EBX with a
gold catalyst and a Brønsted acid allowed the first direct ethynylation of thiophenes at room …

Polyamides with various functional side groups were synthesized via Passerini reaction in a
one-pot approach. The polymerization conditions and kinetics as well as the resulting …

The classical heterocoupling of a 1-haloalkyne with a terminal alkyne catalyzed by copper
salts in the presence of a base for the synthesis of unsymmetrical diynes is termed the …

Coral reefs are experiencing increasing anthropogenic impacts that result in substantial
declines of reef-building corals and a change of community structure towards other benthic …