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Iron-Catalyzed Site-Selective Bromination of Benzylic C(sp3)–H Bonds

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Remote γ-C(sp3)–H Activation of Masked Aliphatic Alcohols Enables Pyridone Ether Synthesis

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Zn(II)‐Stabilized Radical Ligand Enabled Radical‐Type C(sp3)‐H Activation‐Cascade Cyclization to Imidazopyridines

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Concise preparation of daldiquinone via palladium-catalyzed regioselective peri-C-H oxygenation of the naphthalene ring

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ortho-C–H Amidation of Phenols through Intramolecular Rearrangement of N-Phenoxyarylamides

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Pd-Catalyzed Distal Dehydrogenative δ-Arylation and γ-Lactonization of Acyclic Free Carboxylic Acids

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Selective Reductive Elimination from Pd(IV)-Enabled Dual C–H Alkylation

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Skeletal Transformation of Benzene Rings to Indoles via Arylthianthrenium Salts Strategy

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Synthesizing C8-Chiral Substituted 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroquinolines via Palladium-Catalyzed Enantioselective Arylation of Unactivated C(sp3)–H Bonds

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Catalyst-Free Regio- and Stereoselective C(sp2)–H Chlorination of Enamides at Room Temperature

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Ligand-Controlled Alkylation–Heck–C(sp3)–H Annulation Cascade for a Divergent Synthesis of Cyclobutane- and Cyclopropane-Containing Heterocycles

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Remote C(sp3)–H Carboxylation with CO2 via Visible-Light-Catalyzed 1,5-Hydrogen Atom Transfer

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Redirecting C‐H Activation Capacity From N1 to N3 Atom: Palladium‐Catalyzed Late‐Stage Acetoxylation of N9‐Aryl/Benzylpurines

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