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Efficient catalytic vicinal diamination of arylene diimides
Michael Kremer, Maximilian Kersten and Sigurd Höger
Org. Chem. Front., 2018,5, 1825-1829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00222C

Azidoheteroarylation of unactivated olefins through distal heteroaryl migration
Min Wang, Zhen Wu, Bo Zhang and Chen Zhu
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00301G

Selective formation of phthalimides from amines, aldehydes and CO by Pd-catalyzed oxidative C–H aminocarbonylation
Renyi Shi, Fan Liao, Huiying Niu and Aiwen Lei
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00282G

Selenium dioxide-promoted selective synthesis of mono- and bis-sulfenylindoles
Samuel Thurow, Filipe Penteado, Gelson Perin, Diego Alves, Claudio Santi, Bonifacio Monti, Carl H. Schiesser, Thiago Barcellos and Eder J. Lenardão
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00360B

Highly enantioselective Ir/f-amphox-catalyzed hydrogenation of ketoamides: efficient access to chiral hydroxy amides
Yang Hu, Xuguang Yin, Ziyi Chen, Xiu-Qin Dong and Xumu Zhang
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00307F

A more reliable synthesis of a Gemini vitamin D analog, a potentially effective chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of colorectal carcinomas
Hugo Santalla, Fátima Garrido, Generosa Gómez and Yagamare Fall
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00338F

Three-component reaction to synthesize E-vinyl silyl anti-1,2-diols via sequential [1,4]-O-to-O/[1,4]-C-to-O silyl migrations
Qiang Pu, Xiaoxiao Tang, Lu Gao and Zhenlei Song
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00332G
![Graphical abstract: Three-component reaction to synthesize E-vinyl silyl anti-1,2-diols via sequential [1,4]-O-to-O/[1,4]-C-to-O silyl migrations](http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Image/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=C8QO00332G)
Convergent syntheses of 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans via a Catellani strategy
Chenggui Wu, Hong-Gang Cheng, Ruiming Chen, Han Chen, Ze-Shui Liu, Jingyang Zhang, Yuming Zhang, Yuxin Zhu, Zhi Geng and Qianghui Zhou
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00348C

The iridium-catalysed reductive coupling reaction of tertiary lactams/amides with isocyanoacetates
Xiu-Ning Hu, Tai-Long Shen, Dong-Cheng Cai, Jian-Feng Zheng and Pei-Qiang Huang
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00312B

Asymmetric [4 + 2] cycloadditions with 3-furfural derivatives and α-cyano-α,β-unsaturated ketones
Chuan-Qi Duan, Xiao-Long He, Wei Du and Ying-Chun Chen
Org. Chem. Front., 2018, Advance Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QO00351C
![Graphical abstract: Asymmetric [4 + 2] cycloadditions with 3-furfural derivatives and α-cyano-α,β-unsaturated ketones](http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Image/Get?imageInfo.ImageType=GA&imageInfo.ImageIdentifier.ManuscriptID=C8QO00351C)