Compounds containing a 1, 1-diaryl motif are numerous, and compounds of this type have
found use as catalysts and molecular building blocks, however, this review focusses solely …

Conspectus The selective functionalization/transformation of ubiquitous pyridine-fused N-
heteroarenes is a practical method to synthesize structurally novel N-heterocycles, which is …

The nickel‐catalyzed α‐arylation of ketones with readily available phenol derivatives (esters
and carbamates) provides access to useful α‐arylketones. For this transformation, 3, 4‐bis …

Heterogeneous photocatalysis has emerged as a green and sustainable technique in
organic synthesis. Developing highly effective heterogeneous photocatalysts that …

Chiral α, α‐diaryl ketones are structural motifs commonly present in bioactive molecules,
and they are also valuable building blocks in synthetic organic chemistry. However, catalytic …

A bis (amino) cyclopropenylidene-catalyzed direct method for the synthesis of α, α′-
diarylated ketones from aromatic as well as heteroaromatic aldehydes has been developed …

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

A Pd‐catalyzed fluoroarylation of gem‐difluoroalkenes with aryl halides is reported. By
taking advantage of the in situ generated α‐CF3‐benzylsilver intermediates derived from the …

Cascade reactions initiated by radical addition to alkynes are synthetically very attractive
because they enable access to highly complex molecular skeletons in only few synthetic …

Ylide-functionalized phosphine (YPhos) ligands allow the palladium-catalyzed α-arylation of
alkyl ketones with aryl chlorides with record setting activity. Using a cyclohexyl-substituted …