The present review is devoted to summarizing the recent advances (2015–2017) in the field
of metal-catalysed group-directed C–H functionalisation. In order to clearly showcase the …

Arynes are among the most active organic intermediates and have found numerous
applications in expeditious preparation of substituted arenes. In the past 20 years, chemists …

Organosilicon compounds act as a nucleophile upon activation by an appropriate base and
behave in a manner similar to main-group organometallic reagents. In the last decades …

Synthetic organic chemistry has witnessed a plethora of functionalization and
defunctionalization strategies. In this regard, C− H functionalization has been at the forefront …

Various practical methods for the selective C− H functionalization of the ortho and recently
also of the meta position of an arene have already been developed. Following our recent …

Sequential twofold meta-C–H/ortho-C–H functionalization was achieved by means of
versatile ruthenium (II) biscarboxylate catalysis. The double C–H activation proved viable in …

Regioselective functionalization of aromatic arenes has created a rapid insurgence in the
modern era of organic chemistry. While the last few years have witnessed significant …

Conspectus Selective and efficient functionalization of ubiquitous C–H bonds is the Holy
Grail of organic synthesis. Most advances in this area rely on employment of strongly or …

A methyl phenyl sulfoximine (MPS) is used as a directing group in the ruthenium‐catalyzed
intramolecular hydroarylation of alkene‐tethered benzoic acid derivatives to afford …

Over the past few decades, regioselective catalytic C–H functionalization has provided an
attractive tool for unique retrosynthetic disconnections. The advancement of the directing …