Archive for July, 2015

Open for submissions: 2015 OCF Emerging Investigators Themed Collection

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Emerging Investigators themed collection of Organic Chemistry Frontiers (OCF).

OCF Emerging Investigators themed collection

Deadline for submissions: 8 Nov 2015

This special collection is dedicated to researchers who are in the early stages of their independent academic career.

A broad range of subjects will be covered — studies falling into the scope of the journal are all welcome, especially those making significant contributions to the field of organic chemistry by reporting either new or significantly improved protocols or methodologies.

Research Articles and Reviews are considered for publication — Review type articles including highlights and critical reviews. If you are interested in contributing a review, please contact the Editorial Office for further information.

This Emerging Investigators collection will be a web-based thematic issue — Articles will be published in the most recent regular issue to enable timely distribution of the work; in the meanwhile, papers are being assembled as a web theme on the journal homepage to highlight their contribution to the special topic.

We hope this themed collection will feature many up-and-coming, early-career scientists whose work has the potential to influence future directions in science or result in new and exciting developments.

If you are interested in contributing to the themed collection, please mention the intention in “Comments to Editors” upon online submission.


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Themed collection for Ei-ichi Negishi’s 80th Birthday

Organic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to introduce the themed collection in celebration of Professor Ei-ichi Negishi’s 80th Birthday. 53 publications were contributed by Negishi’s friends, current and former colleagues and students to honour this special occasion! We thank to all scientists who have contributed and we are pleased to see that Negishi’s influence and inspiration is evident in much of this work.

FREE access to this themed collection by end of 2015!

Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Professor Ei-ichi Negishi

Professor Ei-ichi Negishi and Professor P. V. Ramachandran at the birthday celebration in Purdue University

Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, 2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, is known throughout the world for his research in the area of transition metal catalysed organic transformations. To find out more about his research and biography, please read the Editorial article from Professor P. V. Ramachandran (Purdue University).
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Welcome to Issue 8 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers in 2015

The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The cover story, A quantum mechanical study of the mechanism and stereoselectivity of the N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed [4 + 2] annulation reaction of enals with azodicarboxylates is contributed by Yang Wang, Linjie Zheng, Donghui Wei and Mingsheng Tang.

Following highlight article is also included in the current issue:

Engineering ligands on the Au center: discovering broadly applicable gold catalysis with high turnover numbers
Suleman M. Inamdar and Nitin T. Patil
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 995-998
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00162E


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Frank Würthner joins OCF as Associate Editor

Organic Chemistry Frontiers is delighted to welcome Frank Würthner of University of Würzburg as Associate Editor in the area of functional organic molecules.

Biography

Frank Würthner, born in 1964, received his education in Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart (Germany) where he obtained his doctoral degree in 1993 under the supervision of Prof. Franz Effenberger. He was a Feodor Lynen Fellow (Alexander von Humboldt foundation) and carried out postdoctoral research at MIT in Cambridge/MA (USA) with Prof. Julius Rebek, Jr.  After two years in the BASF central research laboratories in Ludwigshafen (Germany), he did a Habilitation in Organic Chemistry at the University of Ulm. Since 2002, he is professor at the University of Würzburg, where he has served as head of the Institute of Organic Chemistry, dean of the Chemistry and Pharmacy Department and founding director of the Center for Nanosystems Chemistry. His main research interests include the synthesis and characterization of pi-conjugated molecules and functional dyes, their application in organic electronics, photonics and photovoltaics, the construction of complex supramolecular architectures composed of pi-scaffolds, the mechanistic elucidation of self-assembly processes, and the investigation of light-induced processes in dye-based nanosystems. He has published more than 300 papers and been a co-inventor on more than 20 patents.

Research

The research programme of Frank Würthner’s group is devoted to functional dyes and the development of methodologies for the self-assembly of pi-conjugated molecules into nanoscale and condensed phase materials for highly desirable (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic and biomedical applications. Current activities are focused on the following contemporary research topics:

  • Supramolecular Synthesis
  • Photofunctional Dye Assemblies
  • Nano and Solid State Chemistry
  • Organic Electronics & Photovoltaics
  • Nanosystems for Biomedicine

Frank is now accepting submissions to Organic Chemistry Frontiers. Submit your high quality work to his Editorial Office today!

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Recent Hot OrgChemFront Articles Part 2

Take best advantage of the free access to Organic Chemistry Frontiers, and read rencent HOT articles!


Phase-transfer-catalyzed asymmetric desymmetrizations of cyclopentanones
Seiji Shirakawa, Takashi Tokuda, S. B. Jennifer Kan and Keiji Maruoka
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 336-339
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00339J, Research Article

Cu- or Fe-catalyzed C–H/C–C bond nitrogenation reactions for the direct synthesis of N-containing compounds
Yujie Liang, Yu-Feng Liang and Ning Jiao
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 403-415
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00350K, Tutorial Account

Meinwald-type rearrangement of monosubstituted epoxides to methyl ketones using an [Al porphyrin]+[Co(CO)4]− catalyst
Jessica R. Lamb, Yukyung Jung and Geoffrey W. Coates
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 346-349
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00324A, Research Article


Au(I) π-bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)acetylene triphenylphosphine complex, an effective pre-catalyst for Au(I)-catalyzed reactions
Dapeng Zhu, Xin Cao and Biao Yu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 360-365
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00023H, Research Article

TEMP and copper cocatalyzed oxygenation of ketones with molecular oxygen: chemoselective synthesis of α-ketoesters
Xiaoqiang Huang, Xinwei Li, Miancheng Zou, Jun Pan and Ning Jiao
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 354-359
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00028A, Research Article

Pd(II)-catalyzed asymmetric addition of arylboronic acids to cyclic N-sulfonyl ketimine esters and a DFT study of its mechanism
Mao Quan, Guoqiang Yang, Fang Xie, Ilya D. Gridnev and Wanbin Zhang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 398-402
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00347K, Research Article


Alkyl- and aryl-thioalkylation of olefins with organotrifluoroborates by photoredox catalysis
Yanjie Li, Kazuki Miyazawa, Takashi Koike and Munetaka Akita
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 319-323
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00352G, Research Article

New building blocks for iminosugars: a concise synthesis of polyhydroxylated N-alkoxypiperidines through an intramolecular azepine ring contraction
Korry L. Barnes, Kelly Chen, Vincent J. Catalano and Christopher S. Jeffrey
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 497-501
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00330F, Research Article

Regio- and stereoselective synthesis of α-hydroxy-β-azido tetrazoles
Pierre Quinodoz, Cheikh Lo, Mikhail Kletskii, Oleg Burov, Jérôme Marrot and François Couty
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 492-496
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00345D, Research Article

A one-pot dilithiation–lithium–zinc exchange–Negishi coupling approach to 2,6-di(hetero)aryl substituted dithienothiazines – a novel class of electronically fine-tunable redox systems
Catherine Dostert and Thomas J. J. Müller
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 481-491
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00046G, Research Article



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