This highlight discusses developments in transition metal-catalysed alkene and alkyne
hydroacylation reactions over the past three years. The discussion summarizes the …

We describe a highly step and atom economical cobalt-catalyzed cyclization of 1, 6-enynes
with aldehydes to synthesize functionalized pyrrolidines and dihydrofurans with high chemo …

We describe a cobalt-catalyzed hydroacylation of 1, 3-dienes with non-chelating aldehydes.
Aromatic aldehydes provide 1, 4-addition products as the major isomer, while aliphatic …

Palladium-catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of N-sulfonyl-2-aminobiaryls through C–H bond
activation and C–C, C–N bond formation under TFA-free and milder conditions has been …

Solid supported iridium catalysts, which show excellent activity for the dehydrogenative
synthesis of benzimidazoles from primary alcohols and phenylenediamine derivatives under …

By using tandem Ru-catalysis, internal alkynes can be coupled with aldehydes for the
synthesis of β, γ-unsaturated ketones. The catalyst promotes alkyne transformations with …

The use of chiral ligand-modified metal nanoparticles is a promising strategy for constructing
active and robust asymmetric catalyst systems. A recent advance in such catalyst systems for …

Readily available β-carbonyl-substituted aldehydes are shown to be exceptional substrates
for Rh-catalyzed intermolecular alkene and alkyne hydroacylation reactions. By using …

We report that ruthenium complexes effectively catalyzed the carboxylate-directed addition
of aromatic C–H bonds to aldehydes. The reactions of aromatic acids with a variety of …

Abstract Intermolecular [2+ 2+ 1] carbonylative cycloaddition of aldehydes with alkynes and
subsequent oxidation to γ‐hydroxybutenolides is achieved using a supported ruthenium …