During the past decades, synthetic organic chemistry discovered that directing group
assisted C–H activation is a key tool for the expedient and siteselective construction of C–C …

Transition metal-catalysed functionalizations of inert C–H bonds to construct C–C bonds
represent an ideal route in the synthesis of valuable organic molecules. Fine tuning of …

Transition metal-catalyzed direct functionalization of C–H bonds is one of the key emerging
strategies that is currently attracting tremendous attention with the aim to provide alternative …

The transition metal-catalyzed transformation of otherwise inert C–H bonds into substituted
alkenes offers a versatile tool for the synthesis of value added olefinic molecules. Recent …

Site-selective C–H functionalization has emerged as an efficient tool in simplifying the
synthesis of complex molecules. Most often, directing group (DG)-assisted metallacycle …

Rh (III)-catalyzed C–H activation assisted by an oxidizing directing group has evolved to a
mild and redox-economic strategy for the construction of heterocycles. Despite the success …

Divinylbenzene derivatives represent an important class of molecular building blocks in
organic chemistry and materials science. Reported herein is the palladium‐catalyzed …

A unique C–H allylation has been discovered with unbiased aliphatic olefins. An intimate M–
L affiliation between a high-valent cobalt catalyst and amino-quinoline derived benzamides …

A catalytic method to prepare highly substituted 1, 3-dienes from two different alkenes is
described using a directed, palladium (II)-mediated C (alkenyl)–H activation strategy. The …

The directing group assisted site selective C–H functionalization approach is having a
continuous impact in the field of natural product synthesis, drug discovery and material …