Alkenes and their derivatives are featured widely in a variety of natural products,
pharmaceuticals, and advanced materials. Significant efforts have been made toward the …

The hallmark of nucleophilic phosphine catalysis is the initial nucleophilic addition of a
phosphine to an electrophilic starting material, producing a reactive zwitterionic …

Organic synthesis is one of the most successful and useful disciplines of science and mainly
involves the construction of carbon-carbon bond (s) and carbon-heteroatom bond (s) and …

Abstract The legacy of Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875–1946) pervades the lexicon of chemical
bonding and reactivity. The power of his concept of donor–acceptor bonding is evident in the …

Bismuth has recently been shown to be able to maneuver between different oxidation states,
enabling access to unique redox cycles that can be harnessed in the context of organic …

Chiral multifunctional phosphine (R)-N-(2′-diphenylphosphanyl-[1, 1′] binaphthalenyl-2-
yl) methanesulfonamide L2 or (R)-N-(2′-diphenylphosphanyl-[1, 1′] binaphthalenyl-2-yl) …

The development of a direct ylide transfer to carbonyl derivatives and of a sulfoxide-
mediated arylation is presented from a unified perspective. Mechanistic studies (including …

Sulfoxide-Mediated α-Arylation of Carbonyl Compounds | Journal of the American Chemical
Society ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my institution Log In Journal of the American …

Phosphine-catalyzed [3+ 2] cycloaddition of ethyl-2, 3-butadienoate with enone (S)-3b
occurs with high levels of regio-and stereocontrol to deliver the cis-fused cyclopenta [c] …

Abstract Das Erbe von Gilbert Newton Lewis (1875–1946) ist im Wörterbuch der
chemischen Bindung und Reaktivität allgegenwärtig. Die Bedeutung seines Konzepts der …