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Frontiers in molecular p-block chemistry: From structure to reactivity by Melen, Rebecca L

“…This year marks the 350th anniversary of the discovery of phosphorus by the alchemist Hennig Brand. However, this element was not included in the p-block of…”
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Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane and Beyond: Modern Advances in Borylation Chemistry by Lawson, James R, Melen, Rebecca L

“…As main-group chemistry, in particular boron chemistry, has expanded and developed over the past 20 years, one reagent has risen to prominence as well…”
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Hydroelementation of diynes by Walkowiak, Jędrzej, Szyling, Jakub, Franczyk, Adrian, Melen, Rebecca L

“…This review highlights the hydroelementation reactions of conjugated and separated diynes, which depending on the process conditions, catalytic system, as well…”
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Tris(2,4,6‐trifluorophenyl)borane: An Efficient Hydroboration Catalyst by Lawson, James R., Wilkins, Lewis C., Melen, Rebecca L.

“…The metal‐free catalyst tris(2,4,6‐trifluorophenyl)borane has demonstrated its extensive applications in the 1,2‐hydroboration of numerous unsaturated…”
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Triarylborane Catalyzed Carbene Transfer Reactions Using Diazo Precursors by Dasgupta, Ayan, Richards, Emma, Melen, Rebecca L

“…Reactive carbenes generated from diazo compounds are key intermediates for a range of organic reactions to afford synthetically useful organic compounds. The…”
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B(C6F5)3‑Catalyzed Direct C3 Alkylation of Indoles and Oxindoles by Basak, Shyam, Alvarez-Montoya, Ana, Winfrey, Laura, Melen, Rebecca L, Morrill, Louis C, Pulis, Alexander P

“…The direct C3 alkylation of indoles and oxindoles is a challenging transformation, and only a few direct methods exist. Utilizing the underexplored ability of…”
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Anionic Chiral Tridentate N‑Donor Pincer Ligands in Asymmetric Catalysis by Deng, Qing-Hai, Melen, Rebecca L, Gade, Lutz H

“…Conspectus Tridentate monoanionic ligands known as “pincers” have gained a prominent place as ligands for transition metals and, more recently, for main-group…”
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Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane‐Catalyzed Carbenium Ion Generation and Autocatalytic Pyrazole Synthesis—A Computational and Experimental Study by Dasgupta, Ayan, Babaahmadi, Rasool, Pahar, Sanjukta, Stefkova, Katarina, Gierlichs, Lukas, Yates, Brian F., Ariafard, Alireza, Melen, Rebecca L.

“…In recent years, metal‐free organic synthesis using triarylboranes as catalysts has become a prevalent research area. Herein we report a comprehensive…”
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Understanding the Influence of Donor‐Acceptor Diazo Compounds on the Catalyst Efficiency of B(C6F5)3 Towards Carbene Formation by Babaahmadi, Rasool, Dasgupta, Ayan, Hyland, Christopher J. T., Yates, Brian F., Melen, Rebecca L., Ariafard, Alireza

“…Diazo compounds have been largely used as carbene precursors for carbene transfer reactions in a variety of functionalization reactions. However, the ease of…”
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Enantioselective Main Group Catalysis: Modern Catalysts for Organic Transformations by Wilkins, Lewis C., Melen, Rebecca L.

“…The current field of synthetic enantioselective catalysis is dominated by transition metals such as ruthenium, palladium and copper, launched through the…”
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Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP)-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts and Sequential Organo-FLP Catalysis by Khan, Imtiaz, Manzotti, Mattia, Tizzard, Graham J, Coles, Simon J, Melen, Rebecca L, Morrill, Louis C

“…Herein we report the metal-free diastereoselective frustrated Lewis pair (FLP)-catalyzed hydrogenation of aza-Morita–Baylis–Hillman (aza-MBH) adducts,…”
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A Step Closer to Metal‐Free Dinitrogen Activation: A New Chapter in the Chemistry of Frustrated Lewis Pairs by Melen, Rebecca L.

“…The end of the metal age: Recent developments in small‐molecule activation and chemical transformations of main‐group species pose the question as to whether…”
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Frustrated Radical Pairs: Insights from EPR Spectroscopy by Dasgupta, Ayan, Richards, Emma, Melen, Rebecca L.

“…Progress in frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) chemistry has revealed the importance of the main group elements in catalysis, opening new avenues in synthetic…”
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Chromophores, Fluorophores and Robust Ancillary Ligands for Molecular Catalysts: 1,3-Bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindolines by Sauer, Désirée C., Melen, Rebecca L., Kruck, Matthias, Gade, Lutz H.

“…Since the first report in the early 1950s, 1,3‐bis(2‐pyridylimino)isoindolines (BPIs) have found widespread applications in organic, inorganic and materials…”
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Main Group Catalysis by Inoue, Shigeyoshi, Melen, Rebecca L., Harder, Sjoerd

“…Main group compounds have drawn much attention due to their potential applications in bond activation and catalysis. The development in the field of main group…”
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Recent Advances in Asymmetric Catalysis Using p‐Block Elements by Pramanik, Milan, Guerzoni, Michael G., Richards, Emma, Melen, Rebecca L.

“…The development of new methods for enantioselective reactions that generate stereogenic centres within molecules are a cornerstone of organic synthesis…”
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Triarylborane‐Catalyzed Alkenylation Reactions of Aryl Esters with Diazo Compounds by Dasgupta, Ayan, Stefkova, Katarína, Babaahmadi, Rasool, Gierlichs, Lukas, Ariafard, Alireza, Melen, Rebecca L.

“…Herein we report a facile, mild reaction protocol to form carbon–carbon bonds in the absence of transition metal catalysts. We demonstrate the metal‐free…”
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Stoichiometric and Catalytic C−C and C−H Bond Formation with B(C6F5)3 via Cationic Intermediates by Soltani, Yashar, Wilkins, Lewis C., Melen, Rebecca L.

“…This work showcases a new catalytic cyclization reaction using a highly Lewis acidic borane with concomitant C−H or C−C bond formation. The activation of…”
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B(C6F5)3‑Catalyzed Diastereoselective and Divergent Reactions of Vinyldiazo Esters with Nitrones: Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Diazo Compounds by Stefkova, Katarina, Guerzoni, Michael G., van Ingen, Yara, Richards, Emma, Melen, Rebecca L.

“…Herein we report a mild, transition-metal-free, highly diastereoselective Lewis acid catalyzed methodology toward the synthesis of isoxazolidine-based diazo…”
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One-Pot Synthesis of Styrene Derivatives from Allyl Silanes via B(C6F5)3‑Catalyzed Isomerization–Hiyama Coupling by Kustiana, Betty A., Melen, Rebecca L., Morrill, Louis C.

“…Herein, we report a one-pot synthesis of styrene derivatives via a novel B­(C6F5)3-catalyzed E-selective isomerization of readily accessible allyl silanes and…”
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