Sulfoxides are classical functional groups for directing the stoichiometric metalation and
functionalization of C− H bonds. In recent times, sulfoxides have been given a new lease on …

External control of chemical processes is a subject of widespread interest in chemical
research, including control of electrocatalytic processes with significant promise in energy …

Electrodes chemically modified with molecular active sites are potent catalysts for energy
conversion reactions. Such electrodes are typically presumed to operate by the same redox …

Large oriented electric fields spontaneously arise at all solid–liquid interfaces via the
exchange of ions and/or electrons with the solution. Although intrinsic electric fields are …

The characterization of electrical double layers is important since the interfacial electric field
and electrolyte environment directly affect the reaction mechanisms and catalytic rates of …

The power of oriented electrostatic fields (ESFs) to influence chemical bonding and reactivity
is a phenomenon of rapidly growing interest. The presence of strong ESFs has recently …

A facile α-arylation of nitriles has been developed by simply introducing Tf2O and DABCO to
the mixture of nitriles and aryl sulfoxides. The transformation consists of two sequential …

The materials of future depend a lot on properties that are due to “non stable” molecules.
Hence, Dynamic Covalent Bonds (DCB) are covalent bonds that are labile under specific …

An extensive experimental NMR study of gold-catalyzed hydroalkoxylation was conducted to
explain the influence of a silver salt additive on the gold-catalyzed process (silver effect) …

Competing pathways in catalytic reactions often involve transition states with very different
charge distributions, but this difference is rarely exploited to control selectivity. The proximity …