The preparation, structure, and chemistry of hypervalent iodine compounds are reviewed
with emphasis on their synthetic application. Compounds of iodine possess reactivity similar …

Transition metal-catalyzed direct functionalization of C–H bonds is one of the key emerging
strategies that is currently attracting tremendous attention with the aim to provide alternative …

Direct current (DC) electrosynthesis, which has undergone optimization over the past
century, plays a pivotal role in a variety of industrial processes. Alternating current (AC) …

Hypervalent iodine compounds are privileged reagents in organic synthesis because of their
exceptional reactivity. Among these compounds, cyclic derivatives stand apart because of …

Asymmetric organocatalytic oxidations have been witnessed to an impressive development
in the last years thanks to the establishment of important chiral hypervalent iodines (III/V) …

Conspectus The efficient synthesis of organic compounds is an important field of research,
which sets the basis for numerous applications in medicine or materials science. Based on …

Although alkynes are one of the smallest functional groups, they are among the most
versatile building blocks for organic chemistry, with applications ranging from biochemistry …

In addition to the well-established nucleophilic alkynylation, the use of electrophilic alkynes
can expand tremendously the scope of acetylene transfer reactions. The use of metal …

This minireview aims to cover the developments over the past two decades in the chemistry
of sulfonium salts. Specifically, insight is provided into the synthetic strategies available for …

The first catalytic alkynylation of unactivated C (sp3)–H bonds has been accomplished. The
method allows for the straightforward introduction of an ethynyl group into aliphatic acid …