Alkene functionalisation is a powerful strategy that has enabled access to a wide array of
compounds including valuable pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The reactivity of the …

Catalytic cross-coupling reactions of aromatic esters and amides have recently gained
considerable attention from synthetic chemists as de novo and efficient synthetic methods to …

Cross-coupling reactions, which were discovered almost 50 years ago, are widely used in
both industry and academia. Even though cross-coupling reactions now represent mature …

Pd-catalyzed amination reaction of aryl halides has attracted much attention in recent years.
This review underscores selected important recent developments in the catalysis of one of …

Amides have been widely studied for decades, but their synthetic utility has remained limited
in reactions that proceed with rupture of the amide C–N bond. Using Ni catalysis, we have …

Metal-catalyzed cross-couplings represent one of the most important reaction platforms in
modern synthetic chemistry (Figure 1 A). 1 Although the field enjoys a rich history, there …

The construction of an aryl ketone structural unit by means of catalytic carbon–carbon
coupling reactions represents the state-of-the-art in organic chemistry. Herein we achieved …

Mild methods to cleave the carbon-oxygen (C− O) bond in alkyl ethers could simplify
chemical syntheses through the elaboration of these robust, readily available precursors …

The Suzuki–Miyaura coupling is among the most important C–C bond-forming reactions
available due to its reliability, chemoselectivity, and diversity. Aryl halides and …

Conspectus Synthetic chemists have consistently aimed to develop efficient methods for
synthesizing ketones, which are essential building blocks in organic chemistry and play …