RSC Advances  

An iodophor-catalyzed 3-sulfenylation of indoles using sulfonyl hydrazides as sulfur source in aqueous phase has been achieved. Iodophor as catalyst and solvent is inexpensive, commercially available and no innocuous to the environment.

Chiral 1-substituted-THβC can be synthesized from L-tryptophan or tryptamine by Pictet–Spengler reaction and chiral auxiliary; also from substituted-DHβC by ATH reaction with chiral catalysts, asymmetric addition reaction, and enzymatic catalysis.

A key limitation across aminofunctionalizations is incompatibility with substrates bearing medicinally relevant N-heterocycles; in contrast, this aerobic, Cu-catalyzed aminooxygenation engages a diverse range of N-heterocycle-bearing substrates.

Stabilization and immobilization of Pd(0) nanoparticles over organotellurium ligand functionalized graphene oxide: catalytic application in Suzuki–Miyaura and C–O coupling.

The water-soluble metal complexes with Schiff base (SB) ligands are of great interest to green chemistry researchers due to their stability, cost-effectiveness, eco-friendly, electron-donating ability, and various applications.

Water-soluble gold(I)–NHC complexes efficiently catalyze the hydrocarboxylation of terminal and internal alkyne amino acids in aqueous biphasic systems at room temperature, are recyclable for at least 15 cycles, and do not require silver salts.

Ruthenium complexes (RuCat) of triazenide ligands bearing different N-heterocyclic moieties catalyze the hydrogenation of a myriad of substituted nitroarenes under mild reaction conditions.

A green and sustainable approach has been developed using a recyclable and reusable LaF₃·Pd nanocatalyst. This catalyst has been applied in the synthesis of biaryls in good to excellent yields via Suzuki coupling in aqueous medium.

Bifunctional chiral squaramide-catalyzed highly enantioselective Michael addition of nitromethane to diverse 2-enoylazaarenes was successfully performed.

POM-based hybrids have been synthesized and used as (pre)catalyst. Quantum chemical calculations have been applied to evaluate the hybridtype stability.

For over a century, the Tishchenko reaction has been a valuable technique for synthesizing esters from aldehydes, serving a variety of applications in different domains.

Sugar-derived chiral ketones are capable of reversing stereoselectivity in Shi-type epoxidation.

Significant advancements have been made in catalytic asymmetric α-C–H bond functionalization of ethers via carbenoid insertion over the past decade.

The synthesis of amines through N-alkylation is particularly attractive.

This work describes the manganese catalyzed direct coupling of nitriles with alcohols with assistance of a set of simple and new imidazole-based N,N-bidentate ligands.

Nickel-catalyzed cross-electrophile coupling of cyclopropyl ketones and alkyl chlorides. High reactivity and selectivity can be achieved with sodium iodide as a cocatalyst that generates a low concentration of alkyl iodide via halide exchange.

Bicyclic guanidines are utilized in organic synthesis as base catalysts or reagents.

Readily available and bench stable catalyst. Tolerates a variety of functional groups including orthogonal functionality. Circumvents the limitations of sp³ C–H borylation.