Recent advances/contributions in the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction

Since the original reports of Suzuki-Miyaura on the coupling of vinyl or aryl boronic acids with vinyl or aryl halides a remarkable number of publications have either developed or applied this methodology in both an academic and industrial setting. This review covers recent developments in the area, focusing on new methodology, mechanistic implications and applications in medicinal, process and materials chemistry

Thiadiazolidine 1-oxide systems for phosphine-free palladium-mediated catalysis

We herein report several highly active catalyst systems with thiadiazolidine 1-oxides as ligands for palladium in the Mizoroki–Heck reaction. Excellent yields of stilbenes derived from aryl iodides and bromides have been achieved using as little as 0.00002 mol % catalyst. The ligand/palladium system can be stored as a stock solution open to air at room temperature with no observable loss of activity for a period of several months

A catalytic, mild and efficient protocol for the C-3 aerial hydroxylation of oxindoles

A mild, high yielding approach to C-3 hydroxylated oxindoles using catalytic quantities of tetrabutylammonium fluoride and air as the stoicheiometric oxidant is reported over a wide range of substitution patterns

Organocatalysis [review article]

Reactions carried out with substoichiometric quantities of organic molecules as catalysts have received much attention over the past decade. This review highlights progress in 2011 towards highly enantioselective organocatalytic systems and the natural product/biologically active compounds that can be prepared using these types of processes

Plasmas for organic synthesis and chemical probes for plasma diagnostics

Although organic chemistry plays a critical role in many plasma applications, there is room for further cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. Here we explore two possible avenues: (1) plasma physics as a new tool for the organic chemist and (2) organic compounds as diagnostics for the plasma physicist

Kinetic resolution of alkyne-substituted quaternary oxindoles via copper catalysed azide-alkyne cycloadditions

Kinetic resolution of alkyne-substituted quaternary oxindoles via copper catalysed azide-alkyne cycloaddition

The first enantiomerically pure thiadiazol-3-one 1-oxide and thiatriaza-indene 3-oxide systems chiral at the sulfur atom

The first synthesis of an enantiomerically pure C2 symmetric benzothiadiazole 2-oxide is described along with the first synthesis of an enantiomerically thiadiazol-3-one 1-oxide and a thiatriaza-indene 3-oxide system both chiral at the sulfur atom. Excellent levels of diastereoselectivity were observed in the SO installation step, that is, the reaction of the prerequisite bis-amines with thionyl chloride at ambient temperature

Fluorescence probe for determining the ozone dose delivered by plasmas

Plasma composition is typically studied by absorption and emission spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and computational studies. While these techniques provide valuable information about the chemical species in the gas phase, in many applications it is desirable to have a direct measurement of the dose of chemical species delivered to a particular target. In this work, we will use a fluorescent chemical probe in order to characterize actual flux of ozone experienced by a target exposed to plasma

Asymmetric copper catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloadditions

Since its discovery independently by Sharpless and Meldal in 2002, the copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) has become a ubiquitous molecular linking platform. Easy access to substituted 1,4-triazoles can be exploited to engender asymmetry to a myriad of potentially useful targets in high yields. Utilizing the CuAAC to form chiral triazolic products in a single step is an attractive and powerful approach for the synthetic chemist. The area of asymmetric CuAAC is still in its infancy compared to more established asymmetric metal-mediated transformations; however, this leads to exciting challenges that need to be overcome to usher in the next era in the story of the triazole and click chemistry in general. This review details the steps taken into asymmetric CuAAC and the exciting results achieved thus far. [Note that diagrams accompany this abstract in the published version and can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b00996.

Comparative study of chemical probes for ozone detection

Plasma composition is typically studied by absorption and emission spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and computational studies. While these techniques provide valuable information about the chemical species in the gas phase, in many applications it is desirable to have a direct measurement of the dose of chemical species delivered to a particular target. For this purpose, chemical probes are particularly interesting as they can provide an inexpensive means for determining the dose of a particular compound. A number of chemical probes have recently been used by the plasma community, particularly those working in plasma medicine and with plasmas interacting with liquids. Generally, however, these probes were not initially intended for use in plasma environments and therefore, it is important to assess their suitability and identify any selectivity issue that could affect the correct interpretation of the measurements. Here, we report on a comparative study of three chemical probes aimed at the quantitative detection of ozone (Table 1): Indigo Carmine and two DCF-derived fluorescent probes