Wang, Q.; Motika, S. E.; Akhmedov, N. G.; Petersen, J. L.; Shi, X. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 2014. 53, 5418. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402614 The first catalytic alkyne hydroboration of propargyl amine ...
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Photocaging of Carboxylic Acids: A Modular Approach
Szymanski, W.; Velema, W. A.; Feringa, B. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 2014. Early View. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402665 Photocaged compounds are important tools for studying and regulating multiple ...
Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidative C-C Bond Cleavage for C-N Bond Formation: From Ketones to Amides
Tang, C.; Jiao, N.; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, Early view. DOI:10.1002/anie.201403528 A novel copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C(CO)-C(alkyl) bond cleavage reaction of aryl alkyl ketones for C-N ...
Control of Surface Wettability Using Tripodal Light-Activated Molecular Motors
Chen, K.-Y.; Ivashenko, O.; Carroll, G. T.; Robertus, J.; Kistemaker, J. C. M.; London, G.; Browne, W. R.; Rudolf, P.; Feringa, B. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014. 136, 3219–3224. DOI: 10.1021/ja412110t ...
Fusing N-Heterocyclic Carbenes with Carborane Anion
El-Hellanid, A.; Lavallo, V. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 2014. 4489-4493. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402445 Fusion of two families of unusual carbon-containing molecules that readily disregard the tendency ...
Enhancing the Versatility and Functionality of Fast Photochromic Bridged Imidazole Dimers by Flipping Imidazole Rings
K. Shima, K. Mutoh, Y. Kobayashi, J. Abe, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3796–3799. DOI: 10.1021/ja501028v The widely tunable optical properties and the visible sensitivity have been required for fast ...
Crystal Structures of the Carborane Dianions [1,4-(PhCB10H10C)2C6H4]2- and [1,4-(PhCB10H10C)2C6F4]2- and the Stabilizing Role of the para-Phenylene Unit on 2n+3 Skeletal Electron Clusters
Kahlert, J.; Stammler, H.-G.;Neumann, B.; Harder, R. A.; Weber, L.; Fox, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 53, 2014. Early View. DOI: 10.1002/anie201310718 While carboranes with 2n+2 and 2n+4 (n= number of ...
Four-Step Synthesis of the Antimalarial Cardamom Peroxide via an Oxygen Stitching Strategy
X. Hu, T. J. Maimone, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 5287–5290. DOI:10.1021/ja502208z A four-step synthesis of the antimalarial terpene cardamom peroxide, a 1,2-dioxepane-containing natural product, is ...
Late-Stage Functionalization of Biologically Active Heterocycles Through Photoredox Catalysis
DiRocco, D. A.; Dykstra, K.; Krska, S.; Vachal, P.; Conway, D. V.; Tudge, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, Early View. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201402023 The direct C–H functionalization of heterocycles has ...
Aromatic Homologation by Non-Chelate-Assisted RhIII-Catalyzed C–H Functionalization of Arenes with Alkynes
Pham, M. V.; Cramer, N. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014. Early View. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201310723 Larger condensed arenes are of interest owing to their electro- and photochemical properties. An efficient ...