Traditional organic chemistry, and organic synthesis in particular, relies heavily on organic
solvents, as most reactions involve organic substrates and catalysts that tend to be water …

Micelles generated upon dissolving surfactants in water can be employed as nanovessels
for catalytic transformations, in the so-called micellar catalysis methodology. This review is …

Chemoselective deprotonative functionalization of benzylic C–H bonds is challenging,
because the arene ring contains multiple aromatic C (sp2)–H bonds, which can be …

Micellar system in copper-catalysed hydroxylation of arylboronic acids: facile access to phenols -
Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C1CC14974A Royal Society of …

Rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular cyclization of benzamides and diazo compounds via C–
H activation has been achieved to construct C–C/C–O bonds for the first time. The process …

α-Arylation reactions can be performed in water, enabled by a designer surfactant, under
mild conditions and in the absence of organic co-solvents. A multitude of aryl and heteroaryl …

A mild and efficient Rh (III)-catalyzed C–H activation/esterification reaction for the synthesis
of isocoumarins has been developed. This procedure uses readily available benzoic acids …

The cyclization of heteroatom-containing alkynes with π acidic metal salts is an attractive
method to prepare heterocycles because the starting materials are readily available and the …

The N-heterocycle carbene (NHC)-catalyzed dual Stetter cascade reaction is discovered
through coupling of β-nitrostyrene with phthalaldehyde under mild conditions to furnish …

A new, readily available, and air‐stable monophosphine ligand, ie, Zheda‐Phos, has been
developed for the general and highly effective palladium‐catalyzed monoarylation of …