Chemical reactions are ubiquitous in the universe, they are at the core of life, and they are
essential for industrial processes. The drive for a deep understanding of how something …

Conspectus Organic chemistry has undoubtedly had a profound impact on humanity. Day in
and day out, we find ourselves constantly surrounded by organic compounds …

Chalcogenide motifs are present as principal moieties in a vast array of natural products and
complex molecules. Till date, the construction of these chalcogen motifs has been restricted …

The Lewis acid (LA)‐catalyzed Diels–Alder reaction between isoprene and methyl acrylate
was investigated quantum chemically using a combined density functional theory and …

A bifunctional iminophosphorane (BIMP)-catalyzed, enantioselective intramolecular oxa-
Michael reaction of alcohols to tethered, low electrophilicity Michael acceptors is described …

The α‐effect is a term used to explain the dramatically enhanced reactivity of α‐nucleophiles
(R− Y− X:−) compared to their parent normal nucleophile (R− X:−) by deviating from the …

We disclose herein an atroposelective synthesis of novel bridged biaryls containing medium‐
sized rings via N‐heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis. The reaction starts with addition of …

A rare alkali metal, rubidium (Rb) has significant economic value and emerging industrial
applications including biomedical research, solar cells, atomic clocks, and electronics …

The development of metal complexes that function as both photocatalyst and cross‐coupling
catalyst remains a challenging research topic. So far, progress has been shown in palladium …

The reactivities of cyclic enones and α, β-unsaturated lactones were characterized by
following the kinetics of their reactions with colored carbon-centered reference nucleophiles …