Organic Chemistry Frontiers Blog

Welcome to issue 10 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers for 2016 ! The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now

The  front cover story, Iterative catalyst controlled diastereodivergent synthesis of polypropionates is contributed by D. Roke, M. Fañanás-Mastral and B. L. Feringa. The inside cover features a story on A new approach toward the synthesis of 2,4-bis(fluoroalkyl)-substituted quinoline derivatives using fluoroalkyl amino reagent chemistry by Frédéric R. Leroux and his co-authors.

Following review type articles  are also included in the current issue:

Facile synthesis of annulated heterocyclic benzo[kl]acridine derivatives via one-pot N–H/C–H coupling
Yulian Zagranyarski, Artem Skabeev, Yingjie Ma, Klaus Müllen and Chen Li
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1520-1523
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00371K

Multigram chromatography-free synthesis of octa(ethylene glycol) p-toluenesulfonate
Adam M. Wawro, Takahiro Muraoka, Maho Kato and Kazushi Kinbara
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1524-1534
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00398B

New strategies and applications using electrophilic cyanide-transfer reagents under transition metal-free conditions
Johannes Schörgenhumer and Mario Waser
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1535-1540
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00390G

Non-stabilized enolates – versatile nucleophiles in transition metal-catalysed allylic alkylations
Uli Kazmaier
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1541-1560
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00192K

Beyond Fischer and Schrock carbenes: non-heteroatom-stabilized group 6 metal carbene complexes – a general overview
Javier Santamaría and Enrique Aguilar
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1561-1588
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00206D

Welcome to issue 10 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers for 2016 ! The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The  front cover story, C–C bond migration in the cycloisomerization of 1,6-enynes is contributed by Susan M. Stevenson, Eric T. Newcomb and Eric M. Ferreira. The inside cover features a story on Considering organic mechanisms and the optimization of current flow in an electrochemical oxidative condensation reactionn by Derek T. Rensing, Bichlien H. Nguyen and Kevin D. Moeller.

Following review type articles  are also included in the current issue:

A versatile strategy for difunctionalization of carbon–carbon multiple bonds by photoredox catalysis
Takashi Koike and Munetaka Akita
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1345-1349
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00139D

Learning lessons from directed evolution of stereoselective enzymes
Guangyue Li and Manfred T. Reetz
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1350-1358
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00210B

Recent progress in rhodium-catalyzed hydroaminomethylation
Caiyou Chen, Xiu-Qin Dong and Xumu Zhang
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1359-1370
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00233A

In celebration of Peer Review Week, with the theme of Recognition for Review – we would like to highlight the top 10 reviewers for Organic Chemistry Frontiers in 2016, as selected by the editor for their significant contribution to the journal.

We would like to say a massive thank you to these reviewers as well as the Organic Chemistry Frontiers board and all of the materials chemistry community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.

Welcome to issue 9 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers for 2016 ! The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The  cover story, Potassium-mediated stereochemical assistance to form one indenonaphthacene isomer from rubrene with complementary diastereoselectivity to the acid based protocol is contributed by J. Zhang, K. V. Luzyanin and S. Jansat .

Following review articles are also included in the current issue:

Recent advances in photoinduced trifluoromethylation and difluoroalkylation
Xiaolin Pan, Hongguang Xia and Jie Wu
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1163-1185
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00153J

Chirality transfer in metal-catalysed intermolecular addition reactions involving allenes
José Miguel Alonso, María Teresa Quirós and María Paz Muñoz
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1186-1204
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00207B

Synthesis and reactivity of alkoxy-activated cyclobutane-1,1-dicarboxylates
Naresh Vemula and Brian L. Pagenkopf
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1205-1212
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00244G

Welcome to issue 8 of Organic Chemistry Frontiers for 2016! The latest OrgChemFront issue is published online now.

The front cover story, “Click-fluors”: triazole-linked saccharide sensors is contributed by John Fossey and his co-authors. The inside cover features a story on Synthesis of oxindoles via reductive CO₂ fixation by Toru Amaya, Izumi Kurata and Toshikazu Hirao.

Following review articles are also included in the current issue:

Recent developments for the photoinduced Ar–X bond dissociation reaction
Guanyinsheng Qiu, Yuewen Li and Jie Wu
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1011-1027
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00103C

Recent advances in copper-mediated chelation-assisted functionalization of unactivated C–H bonds
Wei-Hao Rao and Bing-Feng Shi
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1028-1047
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00156D

Synthesis and applications of fluorous phosphines
Chung-kay Edwin Law and István T. Horváth
Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1048-1062
DOI: 10.1039/C6QO00115G