Selective defunctionalisation of organic molecules to valuable intermediates is a
fundamentally important transformation in organic synthesis. Despite the advances made in …

The reactivity of carbonyl functional groups largely depends on the substituents on the
carbon atom. Reversal of the commonly accepted order of reactivity of different carbonyl …

Catalytic reduction of carboxamides into their corresponding amines is an attractive but
extremely challenging transformation, which often meets with limited success; the valuable …

A new (N‐phosphinoamidinate) manganese complex is shown to be a useful pre‐catalyst
for the hydrosilative reduction of carbonyl compounds, and in most cases at room …

A method for the metal-free reduction of carboxylic amides using oxalyl chloride as an
activating agent and hydrogen as the final reductant is introduced. The reaction proceeds …

Boron chemistry has evolved to become one of the most diverse and applied fields in
organic synthesis and catalysis. Various valuable reactions such as hydroborylations and …

In the history of catalysis and organic synthesis, boric chemistry has been developed into
one of the most varied and practical disciplines. Several useful Suzuki–Miyaura cross …

This short review highlights recent advances in amide reductions. The last two years have
witnessed important developments with milestones reached in catalytic hydrogenations and …

Abstract The first B (C6F5) 3‐catalyzed deoxygenative reduction of amides into the
corresponding amines with readily accessible and stable ammonia borane (AB) as a …

A one-pot tandem procedure involving cyclization and sequential hydrosilylation of imines
and amides under the catalysis of B (C6F5) 3 has been developed for the step-economical …