A schematic of NaHMDS as a sacrificial sodium source for highly reversible anode-free sodium batteries with stable SEI/CEI interphases and dendrite-free deposition.
A catalytic coupling of benzylic sulfones with aryl triflates for the synthesis of 1,1-diarylethylenes was reported. The transformation tolerates various benzylic sulfones, especially heteroaromatic-substituted sulfones.
Sodium camphorsultam enolates are structurally characterized uncovering monomers and dimers; rate studies reveal ionic transition structures and curious solvation effects.
A convenient synthetic route to ketones containing the CD2H group is reported, allowing access to a rare isotope pattern.
Using a bimetallic base combining Na and Co(II) enables the regioselective sodium-mediated di-cobaltation of fluoroarenes as well as transforming the three C–F bonds of trifluorobenzene into C–N bonds via a cascade activation process.