Abstract (Hetero) arenes continue to prove their indispensability in pharmaceuticals,
materials science, and synthetic chemistry. As such, the controllable modification of …

The hydroarylation of alkynes, alkenes, and allenes is a cost-effective and efficient way to
incorporate unsaturated moieties into aromatic substrates. This review focuses on gold …

Arene dearomatization is a straightforward method for converting an aromatic feedstock into
functionalized carbocycles. Enantioselective dearomatizations of chemically inert arenes …

Cyclopropanation reactions of carbenes with arenes provide a straightforward pathway to
norcaradienes or cycloheptatrienes. This reaction normally requires harsh reaction …

We report asymmetric dearomatization of phenols using Ag carbenoids from α-
diazoacetamides. The Ag catalyst promoted intramolecular dearomatization of phenols …

Commercially available zeolite Y modulates the catalytic activity and selectivity of ultrasmall
silver species during the Buchner reaction and the carbene addition to methylene and …

Transition-metal-catalyzed transfer of a carbene group from diazo compounds has great
significance in the field of organic synthesis by allowing access to valuable chemicals from …

Diazo compounds are generally used as carbene precursors. Traditionally, dirhodium,
copper and iron catalysts were used to decompose diazo compounds to form the key metal …

Dirhodium paddlewheel complexes are indispensable tools in modern organometallic
catalysis for the controlled decomposition of diazo-compounds. Tuning the reactivity of the …

The fate of the aryl gold (I) carbenes generated by retro-Buchner reaction of ortho-
substituted 7-aryl-1, 3, 5-cycloheptatrienes is dependent on the constitution of the ortho …