Using CuBr(2) as an additive, the Pd-catalyzed intermolecular C-H-C-H cross-coupling between benzoxazoles and unactivated simple arenes has been developed. This protocol provides a straightforward approach for the biological activity of 2-arylbenzoxazole derivatives.

Here, we present draft genome sequences of Pseudomonas putida strains UV4 and UV4/95, which demonstrate an ability to conduct a wide range of industrially important biotransformations of arenes, alkenes, and phenols.

Palladium complexes with bidentate phosphine ligands, Pd(dppe)(OAc)(2) and Pd(dppm)(OAc)(2), were found to be effective catalysts for reactions of simple arenes with ethyl propiolate, affording arylbutadiene derivatives selectively.

A facile synthesis of optically active mono and trisubstituted calix[4]arenes is described wherein the chirality at the methylene bridges arises from centers of chirality present in the diyne and the bis-carbene complex from which they are constructed.

The 11C-monomethylstannate prepared from [11C]-methyl iodide and Lappert's stannylene, was subject to a palladium-mediated cross-coupling reaction with an aryl halide under ligand-free conditions, to afford easily purified 11C-methyl(hetero)arenes in high radiochemical yields.

Unsymmetric and symmetric diaryliodonium triflates are synthesized from both electron-deficient and electron-rich substrates in a fast, high yielding, and operationally simple protocol employing arenes and aryl iodides or iodine.

Cp*Rh(III)-catalyzed intermolecular C-C couplings between activated α-diazocarbonyl compounds and arenes bearing a range of azacyclic directing groups have been achieved. This catalytic alkylation reaction operates under mild conditions with good functional group tolerance.

The Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl nitriles with aryl/alkenyl boronic esters is reported. With this method, the cyano group could be applied as a protecting group of arenes and finally as a leaving group to further construct polyaryl scaffolds.

Electron-rich alkoxy-substituted (hetero)arenes and electrophilic fluoroalkyl moieties represent advantageous partners for substitution reactions due to their electronic match. Fluoroalkylation strategies of are herein presented which depict photocatalytic thermal methods. Photocatalytic methods rely on the use diverse photocatalysts such as Ru(bpy)3Cl2, tetrabutylammonium decatungstate TBADT, ...

Friedel–Crafts synthesis of triarylmethanes over 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazolium tetrachloroaluminate under green conditions:In this work, Friedel–Crafts (FC) alkylation of various arenes with aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by 3-methyl-1-sulfonic acid imidazoliumtetrachloroaluminate {[Msim]AlCl4}, as a green catalyst, to prepare triarylmethanes (TAMs) has been carried out. Some aromatic alde...