Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Cover Picture: (Adv. Synth. Catal. 4/2012)
pp. 545-545(1)

Graphical Abstract: Adv. Synth. Catal. 4/2012
pp. 547-552(6)

Gold-Catalyzed Synthesis of Dibenzopentalenes - Evidence for Gold Vinylidenes
pp. 555-562(8)
Authors: Hashmi, A. Stephen K.; Wieteck, Marcel; Braun, Ingo; Nösel, Pascal; Jongbloed, Linda; Rudolph, Matthias; Rominger, Frank

Activation of 1,2-Keto Esters with Takemoto's Catalyst toward Michael Addition to Nitroalkenes
pp. 563-568(6)
Authors: Raimondi, Wilfried; Baslé, Olivier; Constantieux, Thierry; Bonne, Damien; Rodriguez, Jean

Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols by Using Manganese Oxide Nanoparticles as an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst
pp. 569-573(5)
Authors: Sun, Hua-yin; Hua, Qing; Guo, Feng-feng; Wang, Zhi-yong; Huang, Wei-xin

Highly Efficient Nickel(II) Chloride/Bis(tricyclohexylphosphine)nickel(II) Chloride-Cocatalyzed Hydrodefluorination of Fluoroarenes and Trifluorotoluenes with Superhydride
pp. 574-578(5)
Authors: Zhao, Wenwen; Wu, Jingjing; Cao, Song

Synthesis of Olefin-Oxazoline Ligands (OlefOx) by Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative Olefination
pp. 579-583(5)
Authors: Schröder, Nils; Besset, Tatiana; Glorius, Frank

An Efficient and Practical Protocol for Catalytic Hydrolysis of Nitriles by a Copper(I) Complex in Water
pp. 584-588(5)
Authors: Li, Zhengkai; Wang, Lixia; Zhou, Xiangge

Copper-Catalyzed Cyanation of Aryl Iodides with Malononitrile: An Unusual Cyano Group Transfer Process from C(
pp. 589-592(4)
Authors: Jiang, Zhaoqiong; Huang, Qing; Chen, Si; Long, Lasheng; Zhou, Xiangge

Iron-Catalyzed Nitrogen-Directed Coupling of Arene and Aryl Bromides Mediated by Metallic Magnesium
pp. 593-596(4)
Authors: Ilies, Laurean; Kobayashi, Motoaki; Matsumoto, Arimasa; Yoshikai, Naohiko; Nakamura, Eiichi

Air-Stable, Nitrile-Ligated (Cyclopentadienone)iron Dicarbonyl Compounds as Transfer Reduction and Oxidation Catalysts
pp. 597-601(5)
Authors: Plank, Taylor N.; Drake, Jessica L.; Kim, Daniel K.; Funk, Timothy W.

Diastereoselective Synthesis of
pp. 602-606(5)
Authors: Metallinos, Costa; John, Joshni; Zaifman, Josh; Emberson, Kassandra

Chemoselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Reduction of Acid Chlorides to Aldehydes with Dimethylphenylsilane
pp. 607-611(5)
Authors: Gutsulyak, Dmitry V.; Nikonov, Georgii I.

Improved Synthesis of Buprenorphine from Thebaine and/or Oripavine
pp. 613-626(14)
Authors: Machara, Ales; Werner, Lukas; Endoma-Arias, Mary Ann; Cox, D. Phillip; Hudlicky, Tomas

Mizoroki-Heck Reactions Catalyzed by Dichloro{bis[1-(dicyclohexylphosphanyl)piperidine]}palladium: Palladium Nanoparticle Formation Promoted by (Water-Induced) Ligand Degradation
pp. 627-641(15)
Authors: Oberholzer, Miriam; Gerber, Roman; Frech, Christian M.

Palladium-Catalyzed Fluoride-Free Cross-Coupling of Intramolecularly Activated Alkenylsilanes and Alkenylgermanes: Synthesis of Tamoxifen as a Synthetic Application
pp. 642-650(9)
Authors: Matsumoto, Kenji; Shindo, Mitsuru

Palladium Nanoparticles in Suzuki Cross-Couplings: Tapping into the Potential of Tris-Imidazolium Salts for Nanoparticle Stabilization
pp. 651-662(12)
Authors: Planellas, Marc; Pleixats, Roser; Shafir, Alexandr

Chemoselective Hydrogenation of the Olefinic Bonds Using a Palladium/Magnesium-Lanthanum Mixed Oxide Catalyst
pp. 663-669(7)
Authors: Kantam, Mannepalli Lakshmi; Kishore, Ramineni; Yadav, Jagjit; Sudhakar, Medak; Venugopal, Akula

Formation of Acetals under Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation Conditions in Alcohols
pp. 670-677(8)
Authors: Diebolt, Olivier; Cruzeuil, Clément; Müller, Christian; Vogt, Dieter

Iron-Catalysed Markovnikov Hydrothiolation of Styrenes
pp. 678-687(10)
Authors: Cabrero-Antonino, Jose R.; Leyva-Pérez, Antonio; Corma, Avelino

Multicomponent Reactions of β-Ketosulfones and Formaldehyde in a Bio-Based Binary Mixture Solvent System Composed of Meglumine and Gluconic Acid Aqueous Solution
pp. 688-700(13)
Authors: Yang, Jie; Li, Haoquan; Li, Minghao; Peng, Jiajian; Gu, Yanlong

Sulfonic Acid-Catalyzed Autoxidative Carbon-Carbon Coupling Reaction under Elevated Partial Pressure of Oxygen
pp. 701-711(11)
Authors: Pintér, Áron; Klussmann, Martin

Chymopapain-Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Aldol Reaction
pp. 712-719(8)
Authors: He, Yan-Hong; Li, Hai-Hong; Chen, Yan-Li; Xue, Yang; Yuan, Yi; Guan, Zhi

Hydroxyl Radical Promotes the Direct Iodination of Aromatic Compounds with Iodine in Water: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study
pp. 720-729(10)
Authors: Zhang, Peng; Sun, Dongqing; Wen, Mingwei; Yang, Jingkui; Zhou, Kebin; Wang, Zhixiang

Cyclization of 1,4-Phenylenediacrylic Acid with Thionyl Chloride and Subsequent Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions Revisited. The Products are Benzo[1,2-
pp. 731-739(9)
Authors: Hassan, Zahid; Reimann, Sebastian; Wittler, Kai; Ludwig, Ralf; Villinger, Alexander; Langer, Peter

Primary Amine-Thioureas with Improved Catalytic Properties for “Difficult“ Michael Reactions: Efficient Organocatalytic Syntheses of (
pp. 740-746(7)
Authors: Tsakos, Michail; Kokotos, Christoforos G.; Kokotos, George

Catalytic System for Inhibition of Amination-Type Reaction and Palladium-Catalysed Direct Arylation using Non-Protected Pyrazole Derivatives
pp. 747-750(4)
Authors: Derridj, Fazia; Roger, Julien; Djebbar, Safia; Doucet, Henri

Ene Reductase-Catalysed Synthesis of (
pp. 751-756(6)
Authors: Pietruszka, Jörg; Schölzel, Melanie