Good times for synthetic organic chemistry!

Two papers published by M. Pericàs et al. have been highlighted in Synfacts, Vol 10, Issue 08 (pp. 0883 and 0889).  Synfacts selects the most significant results on synthetic organic chemistry that appear in the literature considered as the future trends in synthetic chemistry.

Asymmetric Allylation of Ketones and Subsequent Tandem Reactions Catalyzed by a Novel Polymer-Supported Titanium-BINOLate Complex
J. Yadav, G. R. Stanton, X. Fan, J. R. Robinson, E. J. Schelter, P. J. Walsh, M. A. Pericàs
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 7122-7127

An Enantioselective Recyclable Polystyrene-Supported Threonine-Derived Organocatalyst for Aldol Reactions
A. H. Henseler, C. Ayats, M. A. Pericàs
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2014, 356, 1795-1802

A paper published by P. Melchiorre‘s group in Angewandte Chemie International Edition has been highlighted in Synform, 2014/09. Synform is available as part of the online editions of Synthesis, Synlett and Synfacts. This supplementary feature presents people, trends and views in synthetic organic chemistry.

Metal-Free Photochemical Aromatic Perfluoroalkylation of α-Cyano Arylacetates
M. Nappi, G. Bergonzini, P. Melchiorre
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 4921-4925