Solvents are widely recognized to be of great environmental concern. The reduction of their
use is one of the most important aims of green chemistry. In addition to this, the appropriate …

Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) receive increasing attention because they address both
diversity and complexity in organic synthesis. Thus, in principle diverse sets of relatively …

Examination of nature's favorite molecules reveals a striking preference for making carbon–
heteroatom bonds over carbon–carbon bonds—surely no surprise given that carbon dioxide …

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 …

Water is the lingua franca of life on our planet and is the solvent of choice for Nature to carry
out her syntheses. 1 In contrast, our methods of making complex organic molecules have …

Metal complexes are essential instruments in the toolbox of organic chemists. The current
requirements for clean, fast, efficient, and selective processes have increased the demand …

Organic syntheses are composed of two main types of reactions: Carbon-carbon bond
formations and functional group transformations. CC bond formation is the essence of …

Forces to reckon with: Supramolecular complexes, such as the one shown, are normally
based on a combination of different interactions such as ion pairing, hydrogen bonds, and …

Betrachtet man die in der Natur am häufigsten vorkommenden Verbindungen, so fällt auf,
dass die Bildung von Kohlenstoff‐Heteroatom‐Bindungen gegenüber der von Kohlenstoff …

Many organic chemists, myself included, will remember being told in early undergraduate
years “in organic synthesis water is a contaminant”. From the very beginning it was made …