C–H functionalization has been emerging as a powerful method to establish carbon–carbon
and carbon–heteroatom bonds. Many efforts have been devoted to transition-metal …

Transition-metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions have been well-established as
indispensable tools in modern organic synthesis. One of the major research goals in cross …

Donor and donor–donor carbenes are two important kinds of carbenes, which have
experienced tremendous growth in the past two decades. This review provides a …

Three-and four-membered rings, widespread motifs in nature and medicinal chemistry, have
fascinated chemists ever since their discovery. However, due to energetic considerations …

In 1994, Ye and McKervey published a paper in Chemical Reviews entitled “Organic
Synthesis with α-Diazocarbonyl Compounds”. 1 Our intention then was to draw attention to …

Complex molecular architectures containing cyclopropanes present significant challenges
for any synthetic chemist. This review aims to highlight the strategic considerations for …

In his seminal work, 1 Rolf Huisgen defined 1, 3-dipolar cycloadditions as “1, 3-Dipole, abc,
must be defined, such that atom a posseses an electron sextet, that is, an incomplete …

Donor/donor carbenes are relatively new in the field of carbene chemistry; although
applications in C− H and X− H insertion reactions are few in number, they demonstrate …

Recent developments in catalytic asymmetric aldol reactions have been summarized.
Enantioselective aldol reactions are important methods to synthesize β-hydroxy carbonyl …

Intermolecular cyclopropanation of mono-, di-, and trisubstituted olefins with α-bromo-β-
ketoesters and α-bromomalonates under organophotocatalysis is reported. The reaction …