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Updates and changes:In this Editorial, Haymo Ross looks at what happened last year for our 25th anniversary and also looks ahead to changes to the Editorial Board for 2021, our new Early Career Advisory Board, and new additions to the Chemistry Europe family of journals. © 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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In the last decade, multi-catalysis has emerged as an excellent alternative to classical methods, rapidly elaborating complex organic molecules while considerably decreasing steps and waste generation. In order to further decrease costs, the application of cheaper and more available iron-based catalysts has recently arisen. Through these iron-based...
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After many years of the representing Chemistry Europe and its predecessors, three of its Presidents are retiring. In this Guest Editorial, their Chemistry Europe Council colleague, Wolfram Koch, looks back on their many contributions to European science publishing. © 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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Phosph(III)azanes, featuring the heterocyclobutane P2 N2 ring, have now been established as building blocks in main-group coordination and supramolecular compounds. Previous studies have largely involved their use as neutral P-donor ligands or as anionic N-donor ligands, derived from deprotonation of amido-phosphazanes [RNHP(μ-NR)]2 . The use of ne...
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A design for an effective molecular luminescent thermometer based on long-range electronic coupling in lanthanide coordination polymers is proposed. The coordination polymers are composed of lanthanide ions EuIII and GdIII , three anionic ligands (hexafluoroacetylacetonate), and a chrysene-based phosphine oxide bridges (6,12-bis(diphenylphosphoryl)...
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Polycycles are abundantly present in numerous advanced chemicals, functional materials, bioactive molecules and natural products. However, the strategies for the synthesis of polycycles are limited to classical reactions and transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions, requiring pre-functionalized starting materials and lengthy synthetic op...
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Atropisomerism is a fundamental feature of substituted biaryls resulting from rotation around the biaryl axis. Different stereoisomers are formed due to restricted rotation about the single bond, a situation often found in substituted porphyrins. Previously NMR determination of porphyrin atropisomers proved difficult, if not almost impossible to ac...
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N,N-Diacylaminals are flexible molecular scaffolds that have commonly been utilized as amide surrogates in peptidomimetics. The singularities of this motif as an N-acyl imine equivalent and as hydrogen-bond donor have recently opened new synthetic opportunities, especially in the field of asymmetric catalysis. This concept article highlights this d...
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3,4-Diphenyl isoquinoline and 2,3-diphenyl indole are readily accessed by catalytic selective bis-arylative endo cyclization of gold acetylides. The synthetic approach could be also extended to prepare six-membered mesoionic NHC complex, which could further undergo deprotonation/complexation to afford 1,3-N-heterocyclic dicarbene (NHDCs) Au2 and Au...
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The direct, catalytic dehydrative substitution of alcohols is a challenging, yet highly desirable process in the development of more sustainable approaches to organic chemistry. This review outlines recent advances in Brønsted acid-catalysed dehydrative substitution reactions for C-C, C-O, C-N and C-S bond formation. The wide range of processes tha...
