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Welcome to Issue 10 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers in 2015

The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The cover story, Visible-light photoredox catalysis: direct synthesis of fused β-carbolines through an oxidation/[3 + 2] cycloaddition/oxidative aromatization reaction cascade in batch and flow microreactors is contributed by Ram Awatar Maurya and his co-authors.

Following highlight article and review article are also included in the current issue:

Reverse-hydroformylation: a missing reaction explored
Avanashiappan Nandakumar, Manoj K. Sahoo and Ekambaram Balaraman
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1422-1424
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00229J

Metalorganocatalysis: cooperating transition-metal catalysis and organocatalysis through a covalent bond
Xiu-Qin Dong, Qingyang Zhao, Pan Li, Caiyou Chen and Xumu Zhang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1425-1431
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00226E



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Welcome to Issue 9 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers in 2015

The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

Following review article is also included in the current issue:

Transition metal-catalyzed C–H bond functionalizations by the use of diverse directing groups
Zhengkai Chen, Binjie Wang, Jitan Zhang, Wenlong Yu, Zhanxiang Liu and Yuhong Zhang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 1107-1295
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00004A


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Hot Articles in June and July

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Sulfone promoted Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation and base assisted 1,5-H shift strategy for the construction of seven-membered rings
Dianpeng Chen, Gangdong Xing and Hongwei Zhou
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 947-950
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00089K, Research Article


Palladium-catalyzed direct ortho C–O bond construction of azoxybenzenes with carboxylic acids and alcohols
Duo Zhang, Xiuling Cui, Fangfang Yang, Qianqian Zhang, Yu Zhu and Yangjie Wu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 951-955
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00120J, Research Article


Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of quaternary 3,3′-indolyloxindoles by combination of Rh(II) complexes and chiral phosphines
Dian-Feng Chen, Chen-long Zhang, Yue Hu, Zhi-Yong Han and Liu-Zhu Gong
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 956-960
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00151J, Research Article

Syntheses of sceptrins and nakamuric acid and insights into the biosyntheses of pyrrole–imidazole dimers
Xiaolei Wang, Yang Gao, Zhiqiang Ma, Rodrigo A. Rodriguez, Zhi-Xiang Yu and Chuo Chen
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 978-984
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00165J, Research Article

A novel dynamic pseudo[1]rotaxane based on a mono-biotin-functionalized pillar[5]arene
Xuan Wu, Mengfei Ni, Wei Xia, Xiao-Yu Hu and Leyong Wang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00159E, Research Article

Intramolecular C–H insertion vs. Friedel–Crafts coupling induced by silyl cation-promoted C–F activation
Oliver Allemann, Kim K. Baldridge and Jay S. Siegel
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00170F, Research Article

Copper-mediated oxidative difluoromethylation of terminal alkynes with TMSCF2H
Sheng-Qing Zhu, Xiu-Hua Xu and Feng-Ling Qing
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00186B, Research Article


A thermally stable pH-responsive “supramolecular buckle” based on the encapsulation of 4-(4-aminophenyl)-N-methylpyridinium by cucurbit[8]uril
Tian-You Zhou, Qiao-Yan Qi, Ying Zhang, Xiao-Na Xu and Xin Zhao
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00168D, Research Article



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Recent Hot OrgChemFront Articles Part 3

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Sulfur-containing stable five-membered “cycloallene” complexes: 1-thia-2-zircona- and 1-thia-2-titanacyclopenta-3,4-dienes
Noriyuki Suzuki, Takumi Asada, Akiko Kawamura and Yoshiro Masuyama
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 681-687
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00072F, Research Article

Highly efficient and practical hydrogenation of olefins catalyzed by in situ generated iron complex catalysts
Na Guo, Meng-Yang Hu, Ye Feng and Shou-Fei Zhu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 692-696
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00064E, Research Article

A challenging Heck reaction of maleimides
Li Hui Lim and Jianrong (Steve) Zhou
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 775-777
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00015G, Research Article

Ruthenium-catalyzed alkoxycarbonylation of alkenes using carbon monoxide
Lipeng Wu, Qiang Liu, Ralf Jackstell and Matthias Beller
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 771-774
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00071H, Research Article

Mechanistic studies on C–C reductive coupling of five-coordinate Rh(III) complexes
Shanshan Chen, Yan Su, Keli Han and Xingwei Li
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 783-791
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00049A, Research Article

Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular rearrangement of vinylidenecyclopropanes through C–C bond activation
Dong Pan, Gen-Qiang Chen, Xiang-Ying Tang and Min Shi
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 792-796
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00127G, Research Article


Pd-catalyzed Heck cyclization and in situ hydrocarboxylation or hydromethenylation via a hydrogen borrowing strategy
Xianglei Liu and Zhenhua Gu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 778-782
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00091B, Research Article

Formal synthesis of (−)-platensimycin
Zhi-Wei Jiao, Yong-Qiang Tu, Qing Zhang, Wen-Xing Liu, Shao-Hua Wang and Min Wang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 913-916
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00109A, Research Article


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Sulfur-containing stable five-membered “cycloallene” complexes: 1-thia-2-zircona- and 1-thia-2-titanacyclopenta-3,4-dienes
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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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Recent Hot OrgChemFront Articles Part 2

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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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Welcome to Issue 7 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers in 2015

The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The cover story, Cu-catalyzed aerobic oxidative amidation of aryl alkyl ketones with azoles to afford tertiary amides via selective C–C bond cleavage is contributed by Wen Ding and Qiuling Song.

The inside front cover this issue features an article on Catalysis by electrons and holes: formal potential scales and preparative organic electrochemistry by Oana R. Luca, Jeffrey L. Gustafson, Sean M. Maddox, Aidan Q. Fenwick and Daryl C. Smith.

Following review article is also included in the current issue:

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of polysubstituted spirocyclopropyl oxindoles: organocatalysis versus transition metal catalysis
Zhong-Yan Cao and Jian Zhou
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 849-858
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00092K


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Recent Hot OrgChemFront Articles Part 1

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Difluoromethyl 2-pyridyl sulfone: a versatile carbonyl gem-difluoroolefination reagent
Bing Gao, Yanchuan Zhao, Jingyu Hu and Jinbo Hu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 163-168
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00291A, Tutorial Account

Cationic Pd(II)-catalyzed cyclization of N-tosyl-aniline tethered alkynyl ketones initiated by hydropalladation of alkynes: a facile way to 1,2-dihydro or 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives
Kun Shen, Xiuling Han, Guoqin Xia and Xiyan Lu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 145-149
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00286E, Research Article

Simple, versatile, and chemoselective reduction of secondary amides and lactams to amines with the Tf2O–NaBH4 or Cp2ZrHCl–NaBH4 system
Pei-Qiang Huang and Hui Geng
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 150-158
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00317A, Research Article

Gold(I)-catalyzed asymmetric [3 + 2]-cycloadditions of γ-1-ethoxyethoxy-propiolates and aldehydes
Feng Liu, Yidong Wang, Weiming Ye and Junliang Zhang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 221-225
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00261J, Research Article

Indolizine synthesis via Cu-catalyzed cyclization of 2-(2-enynyl)pyridines with nucleophiles
Ren-Rong Liu, Zheng-Yi Cai, Chuan-Jun Lu, Shi-Chun Ye, Bin Xiang, Jianrong Gao and Yi-Xia Jia
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 226-230
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00336E, Research Article


Selective syntheses of leuconolam, leuconoxine, and mersicarpine alkaloids from a common intermediate through regiocontrolled cyclizations by Staudinger reactions
Zining Li, Qian Geng, Zhe Lv, Beau P. Pritchett, Katsuaki Baba, Yoshitaka Numajiri, Brian M. Stoltz and Guangxin Liang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 236-240
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00312H, Research Article

N-heterocyclic carbene-based ruthenium-catalyzed direct amidation of aldehydes with amines
Cheng Chen, Min Ha Kim and Soon Hyeok Hong
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 241-247
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00319E, Research Article

Catalytic dehydrogenative aromatization: an alternative route to functionalized arenes
Simon A. Girard, Huawen Huang, Feng Zhou, Guo-Jun Deng and Chao-Jun Li
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 279-287
DOI: 10.1039/C4QO00358F, Tutorial Account



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Top 10 most-read Organic Chemistry Frontiers articles – Q1 2015

This month sees the following articles in Organic Chemistry Frontiers that are in the top 10 most accessed from January to March:

Transition metal-catalyzed direct remote C–H functionalization of alkyl groups via C(sp3)–H bond activation
Guanyinsheng Qiu and Jie Wu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 169-178
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00207e

Catalytic enantioselective organic transformations via visible light photocatalysis
Chengfeng Wang and Zhan Lu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 179-190
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00306c

Recent advances in directed C–H functionalizations using monodentate nitrogen-based directing groups
Min Zhang, Yuanfei Zhang, Xiaoming Jie, Huaiqing Zhao, Gang Li and Weiping Su
Org. Chem. Front., 2014,1, 843-895
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00068d

Copper(ii)-catalyzed methoxylation of unactivated (hetero)aryl C–H bonds using a removable bidentate auxiliary
Xue-Song Yin, Yi-Chen Li, Jun Yuan, Wen-Jia Gu and Bing-Feng Shi
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 119-123
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00276h

Iron-catalyzed/mediated oxidative transformation of C–H bonds
Fan Jia and Zhiping Li
Org. Chem. Front., 2014,1, 194-214
DOI: 10.1039/c3qo00087g

Synthesis and characterization of N-2-aryl-1,2,3-triazole based iridium complexes as photocatalysts with tunable photoredox potential
Rong Cai, Wuming Yan, Matthew G. Bologna, Kaushalya de Silva, Zhao Ma, Harry O. Finklea, Jeffrey L. Petersen, Minyong Li and Xiaodong Shi
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 141-144
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00281d

Difluoromethyl 2-pyridyl sulfone: a versatile carbonyl gem-difluoroolefination reagent
Bing Gao, Yanchuan Zhao, Jingyu Hu and Jinbo Hu
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 163-168
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00291a

Asymmetric synthesis of poly-substituted spirocyclohexane oxindole via a squaramide catalyzed cascade Michael–Michael–aldol sequence
Qiang-Sheng Sun, Xiao-Yang Chen, Hua Zhu, Hua Lin, Xing-Wen Sun and Guo-Qiang Lin
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 110-113
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00299g

Selective syntheses of leuconolam, leuconoxine, and mersicarpine alkaloids from a common intermediate through regiocontrolled cyclizations by Staudinger reactions
Zining Li, Qian Geng, Zhe Lv, Beau P. Pritchett, Katsuaki Baba, Yoshitaka Numajiri, Brian M. Stoltz and Guangxin Liang
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 236-240
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00312h

Catalytic dehydrogenative aromatization: an alternative route to functionalized arenes
Simon A. Girard, Huawen Huang, Feng Zhou, Guo-Jun Deng and Chao-Jun Li
Org. Chem. Front., 2015,2, 279-287
DOI: 10.1039/c4qo00358f


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Welcome to Issue 6 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers in 2015

The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The cover story, Boronic esters of corannulene: potential building blocks toward icosahedral supramolecules is contributed by Sara Da Ros, Anthony Linden, Kim K. Baldridge and Jay S. Siegel.

The inside front cover this issue features an article on Atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral P,S-ligands based on arynes by Anaïs Berthelot-Bréhier, Armen Panossian, Françoise Colobert and Frédéric R. Leroux.

Following review articles are also included in the current issue:

Silylative coupling of olefins with vinylsilanes in the synthesis of functionalized alkenes
Justyna Szudkowska-Frątczak, Grzegorz Hreczycho and Piotr Pawluć
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 730-738
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00018A

The Mitsunobu reaction in the 21st century
S. Fletcher
Org. Chem. Front., 2015, 2, 739-752
DOI: 10.1039/C5QO00016E


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