Bipyridine and related compounds are starting materials or precursors for a variety of
valuable substances such as biologically active molecules, ligands for catalysts …

The preparation and application of dihydropyridines continue to attract considerable interest
in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. The biological activities and synthetic utility of …

A general method for a new, hindered lithium diadamantylamide (LDAM) base-promoted
insertion of arynes into Si–P, Si–S, Si–N, and C–C bonds is described. Arynes are …

4, 4'-Bipyridine (1) and its N-alkylated congeners [1] are classic organic building blocks that
have been utilized in a variety of fields, such as photochemistry,[1b] electrochemistry,[1c] …

A transition-metal-free method for arylation of heterocycle and arene carbon− hydrogen
bonds by aryl chlorides and fluorides has been developed. The reactions proceed via aryne …

A method for base-promoted arylation of arenes and heterocycles by aryl halides and aryl
triflates is described. Additionally, in situ electrophilic trapping of ArLi intermediates …

The chalcogen bond (ChB) is a noncovalent interaction based on electrophilic features of
regions of electron charge density depletion (σ-holes) located on bound atoms of group VI …

A new biaryl synthesis via silver-catalyzed hydroarylation of arynes from acyclic building
blocks with unactivated arenes in intra-and intermolecular manners has been developed …

In the last decade, the availability of new and versatile synthetic strategies for the
preparation of substituted 4, 4'-bipyridyl derivatives based on chemo-and regioselective …

In the last few years, halogen bonds have been exploited in a variety of research areas both
in the solid state and in solution. Nevertheless, several factors make formation and detection …