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[ASAP] La Chimie Organique en France: Une Longue Tradition qui Persiste!
[ASAP] Correction to “Graphene Nanoribbons Derived from Zigzag Edge-Encased Poly(para-2,9-dibenzo[bc,kl]coronenylene) Polymer Chains”
[ASAP] In Vitro Ligand Binding Kinetics Explains the Pharmacokinetics of [18F]FE-PE2I in Dopamine Transporter PET Imaging
[ASAP] Safety Evaluation of the Copper-Mediated Cross-Coupling of 2-Bromopyridines with Ethyl Bromodifluoroacetate

[ASAP] Structure–Property Relationships for Tailoring Phenoxazines as Reducing Photoredox Catalysts
[ASAP] Evidence for Ion-Templation During Macrocyclooligomerization of Depsipeptides
Modular Access to Azepines by Directed Carbonylative C–C Bond Activation of Aminocyclopropanes
Electrochemical Difluoromethylarylation of Alkynes
[ASAP] Fluorine and Fluorinated Motifs in the Design and Application of Bioisosteres for Drug Design
Hot Paper: Dual Ligand-Enabled Nondirected C−H Olefination of Arenes
Hao Chen, Philipp Wedi, Tim Meyer, Dr. Ghazal Tavakoli and Dr. Manuel van Gemmeren

How many ligands does it take to change a bond? The Pd-catalyzed C−H olefination of arenes as the limiting reagents is reported. The combined action of two ligands, N-acetylglycine and a pyridine, enables this Fujiwara–Moritani reaction under steric/electronic control; traditionally this reaction required use of arenes as (co)solvents or of directing groups on the substrate.
High-Performance Oligomeric Catholytes for Effective Macromolecular Separation in Nonaqueous Redox Flow Batteries

Stereoselective Dynamic Cyclization of Allylic Azides: Synthesis of Tetralins, Chromanes, and Tetrahydroquinolines
Iron-Catalyzed Difluoromethylation of Arylzincs with Difluoromethyl 2-Pyridyl Sulfone
Regioselective Halogenation of Arenes and Heterocycles in Hexafluoroisopropanol
N-Hydroxyphthalimide-Mediated Electrochemical Iodination of Methylarenes and Comparison to Electron-Transfer-Initiated C–H Functionalization
Site-selective 18F fluorination of unactivated C-H bonds mediated by a manganese porphyrin
DOI: 10.1039/C7SC04545J, Edge Article
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A direct aliphatic C-H 18F labeling method using [18F]fluoride ion at inaccessible and unreactive sites is reported.
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Cooperative CO2 Absorption Isotherms from a Bifunctional Guanidine and Bifunctional Alcohol

Organocatalytic nitrenoid transfer: metal-free selective intermolecular C(sp3)-H amination catalyzed by an iminium salt
DOI: 10.1039/C7SC03968A, Edge Article
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This report details the first organocatalytic method for nitrenoid transfer and its application to intermolecular, site-selective C(sp3)-H amination.
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Site-selective bromination of sp3 C-H bonds
DOI: 10.1039/C7SC04611A, Edge Article
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A method for converting sp3 C-H to C-Br bonds using an N-methyl sulfamate directing group is described. For all sulfamates examined, bromination occurs with high selectivity at the [gamma]-carbon, affording a predictable method for C-H bond halogenation.
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Predictive Model for Oxidative C–H Bond Functionalization Reactivity with 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone
Electrochemical Cobalt-Catalyzed C–H Oxygenation at Room Temperature
Selective ortho C–H Activation of Pyridines Directed by Lewis Acidic Boron of PBP Pincer Iridium Complexes
Electro-oxidative C(sp3)–H Amination of Azoles via Intermolecular Oxidative C(sp3)–H/N–H Cross-Coupling

Cation Radical Accelerated Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution via Organic Photoredox Catalysis
Oxyfunctionalization of the Remote C−H Bonds of Aliphatic Amines by Decatungstate Photocatalysis
Going with the floW: Decatungstate anion, a UV absorbing photocatalyst, was utilized in the conversion of unprotected aliphatic amines, into products containing a ketone functionality at a remote position, by using either H2O2 or O2 as the terminal oxidant. NMR studies employing LED-irradiated samples aided in the identification of a key reaction intermediate, and ultimately allowed the transformation to be translated into flow.
[Communication]
Danielle M. Schultz, François Lévesque, Daniel A. DiRocco, Mikhail Reibarkh, Yining Ji, Leo A. Joyce, James F. Dropinski, Huaming Sheng, Benjamin D. Sherry, Ian W. Davies
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., October 26, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201707537 Read article
Catalytic Methane Monofunctionalization by an Electrogenerated High-Valent Pd Intermediate

2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest (15 photos)
National Geographic Magazine has opened its annual photo contest for 2017, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 17. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000, publication in National Geographic Magazine and a feature on National Geographic’s Instagram account. The folks at National Geographic were, once more, kind enough to let me choose among the contest entries so far for display here. The captions below were written by the individual photographers, and lightly edited for style.
Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclobutenes by Intermolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition with Non-C2 Symmetric Digold Catalysts
Meta-Selective C−H Borylation of Benzylamine, Phenethylamine and Phenylpropylamine-Derived Amides Enabled by a Single Anionic Ligand
Clever positioning: A bipyridine ligand incorporating a remote anionic sulfonate group directs iridium-catalyzed borylation to the meta-position on a range of amide-containing arenes. It is proposed that this selectivity is a result of a hydrogen bonding interaction to correctly position the iridium metal centre in the crucial C−H activation.
[Communication]
Holly J. Davis, Georgi R. Genov, Robert J. Phipps
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., September 19, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201708967 Read article

















