Transition-metal-catalyzed C–H activation has developed a contemporary approach to the
omnipresent area of retrosynthetic disconnection. Scientific researchers have been tempted …

Homogeneous gold catalysis has experienced extraordinary development since the dawn of
this millennium. Oxidative gold catalysis is a vibrant and fertile subfield and has over the …

Over the past decade the organometallic chemistry of gold (III) has seen remarkable
advances. This includes the synthesis of the first examples of several compound classes that …

Often stoichiometric amounts of gold find use in materials science; occasionally gold is even
used as a support. This review discusses the contributions of gold catalysis, both …

Conspectus Aromatic structures are widespread motifs throughout organic chemistry, and C–
H activation has been recognized as a major tool for enabling their sustainable and efficient …

BACKGROUND Organic synthetic chemistry has facilitated the production of medicines,
agrochemicals, food, polymers, dyes, and more through step-and atom-economical …

The selective and efficient C–H methylation of sp2 and sp3 carbon centres has become a
powerful transformation in the synthetic toolbox. Due to the potential for profound changes to …

The preparation, structure, and chemistry of hypervalent iodine compounds are reviewed
with emphasis on their synthetic application. Compounds of iodine possess reactivity similar …

Biaryl scaffolds are found in natural products and drug molecules and exhibit a wide range
of biological activities. In past decade, the transition metal-catalyzed C–H arylation reaction …

Compounds having cyclic molecular frameworks are highly regarded for their abundance
and diverse utilities. In particular, medium-sized carbocycles and heterocycles exist in a …