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    A new method is described that uses arenium-ion-catalysed halodealkylation of silanes with four alkyl groups, typically considered synthetic dead ends, to convert Me4Si and related quaternary silanes into orthogonally substituted (functionalized) silanes.

    • Tao He
    • , Hendrik F. T. Klare
    •  & Martin Oestreich

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    A self-adjustive catalytic system with nickel under visible-light-driven redox reaction conditions provides a general method for carbon–(hetero)atom cross-coupling reactions and is demonstrated for nine different bond-forming reactions.

    • Indrajit Ghosh
    • , Nikita Shlapakov
    •  & Burkhard König

  • Article |

    Quinuclidine-pyridone and sulfonamide-pyridone ligands enable transannular γ-methylene C–H arylation of cycloalkane carboxylic acids with a range of ring sizes, bringing us closer to molecular editing of saturated carbocycles.

    • Guowei Kang
    • , Daniel A. Strassfeld
    •  & Jin-Quan Yu

  • Article
    | Open Access

    The authors report a transition-metal-catalysed protocol for recovery of polymer building block bisphenol  A and intact fibres from epoxy composites, demonstrating that chemical recycling approaches for thermoset epoxy resins and composites are achievable.

    • Alexander Ahrens
    • , Andreas Bonde
    •  & Troels Skrydstrup

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    Methane can be oxidized to methanol using N-heterocyclic carbene-ligated FeII complexes, in which the hydrophobic cavity captures the methane substrate from an aqueous solution and releases the hydrophilic methanol product back into the solution.

    • Hiroto Fujisaki
    • , Tomoya Ishizuka
    •  & Takahiko Kojima

  • Article |

    The enantioconvergent alkylation of oxygen nucleophiles is achieved using α-haloamides and a readily available copper catalyst, and the reaction proceeds under mild conditions in the presence of a wide variety of functional groups.

    • Caiyou Chen
    •  & Gregory C. Fu

  • Article
    | Open Access

    A study demonstrates that nitrous oxide can act as the source of O in a catalytic conversion of aryl halides to phenols, releasing N2 as by-product.

    • Franck Le Vaillant
    • , Ana Mateos Calbet
    •  & Josep Cornella

  • Article |

    Common aromatic rings, such as anilines, arylboronic acids and aryl halides, can be opened up and converted to alkenyl nitriles through carbon–carbon bond cleavage using a copper catalyst.

    • Xu Qiu
    • , Yueqian Sang
    •  & Ning Jiao

  • Article |

    An iron complex sequentially activates N2 and C–H bonds in benzene to form aniline, with coupling achieved through partial silylation of a reduced iron–nitrogen complex and phenyl migration.

    • Sean F. McWilliams
    • , Daniël L. J. Broere
    •  & Patrick L. Holland

  • Article |

    Pd-catalysed β-C(sp3)–H lactonization of aliphatic acids enabled by a mono-N-protected β-amino acid and tert-butyl hydrogen peroxide is reported, achieving high β-position selectivity without the use of a directing group.

    • Zhe Zhuang
    •  & Jin-Quan Yu

  • Letter |

    Starting with alkyl carboxylic acids, a simple olefin synthesis using any substitution pattern or geometry, based on amide-bond synthesis with nickel- or iron-based catalysis, is described.

    • Jacob T. Edwards
    • , Rohan R. Merchant
    •  & Phil S. Baran

  • Letter |

    In the chemical industry, it is often necessary to activate carbon–carbon bonds in order to synthesize complex organic molecules, but this is challenging when starting with simple five- or six-membered carbon rings; a new method uses a rhodium pre-catalyst and an amino-pyridine co-catalyst, enabling an overall energetically favourable reaction that involves activation of carbon–carbon bonds plus activation of carbon–hydrogen bonds.

    • Ying Xia
    • , Gang Lu
    •  & Guangbin Dong

  • Letter |

    The olefin metathesis reaction of two unsaturated substrates is one of the most powerful carbon–carbon-bond-forming reactions in organic chemistry; here, a catalytic carbonyl–olefin ring-closing metathesis reaction is demonstrated that uses iron, an abundant and environmentally benign metal, as a catalyst.

    • Jacob R. Ludwig
    • , Paul M. Zimmerman
    •  & Corinna S. Schindler

  • Letter |

    An approach to selectively manipulate the C–H bonds of alicyclic amines at sites remote to nitrogen is demonstrated by the synthesis of new derivatives of several bioactive molecules, including varenicline, a drug used to treat nicotine addiction.

    • Joseph J. Topczewski
    • , Pablo J. Cabrera
    •  & Melanie S. Sanford

  • Review Article |

    Some of the most recent and significant developments in homogeneous nickel catalysis are reviewed, including nickel-mediated cross-coupling reactions and carbon–hydrogen bond activation reactions.

    • Sarah Z. Tasker
    • , Eric A. Standley
    •  & Timothy F. Jamison

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