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An international, peer-reviewed Thieme journal in #chemicalsynthesis, founded in 1969, publishing #reviews and #fullpapers. 🔗 https://www.thieme.de/synthesis/journal-information-55920.htm

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Jul 15

Are you advancing the science of Synthetic #Chemistry? SYNTHESIS is the home for your research.

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 1d

🚀 Explore cutting-edge strategies for turning propargyl alcohols into #allenes ✨ A short review by Amgoune & co-workers (ICBMS) highlights how transition-metal #photoredox catalysisdrive these advances through oxidative addition & photoinduced C–O cleavage⚡

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 3d

☀️Anthore-Dalion @lanthoredalion.bsky.social & co-workers report a Re(I) photocatalyst enabling ultra-fast (<5 min) #deoxygenation of N-heterocyclic & alkyl N-oxides💡Air-tolerant, scalable, and highly functional group-friendly⚡️
#rhenium #photocatalysis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 6d

🚀Acuña-Bolomey & Oestreich @silicon-martin.bsky.social reveal an enantioconvergent Ni-catalyzed C(sp³)–C(sp³) coupling, unlocking α-chiral #alkylgermanes🧪 Novel PyBox ligands tackle selectivity challenges & pave the way for next-gen #organogermanium chemistry✨
#nickel

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 8d

✨From Special Topic Romanian Chemists in Synthesis✨

One-step breakthrough⚡️A new catalytic system enables efficient synthesis of 5,5′-bi-triazole bis-macrocycles🧪Born from a serendipitous by-product➡️now optimized for selectivity & yield✨
#CuAAC #triazoles #macrocycles

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 10d

✨From Special Topic Romanian Chemists in Synthesis✨

🚀π-Coordination is unlocking new ways for C–H & C–O activation! This review by Mutoh & Ilies highlights Pd–arene–Cr complexes and future transient strategies for sustainable synthesis🧪
#catalysis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 13d

⚗️First-of-its-kind Co-catalyzed cross-coupling! Gosmini & co-workers report that benzyl sulfonium salts, readily made from alcohols, react with aryl bromides to give a wide variety of #diarylmethanes in good to excellent yields✨
#cobalt #catalysis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 15d

Why is #fluorine the ultimate game-changer in organic chemistry?💡In their latest review, Zhan-Yong Wang & co-workers cover a decade of #monofluorination breakthroughs – from radical routes to #Selectfluor magic – showing how chemists craft C–F bonds with precision.

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 17d

💡Yadav & co-workers developed a divergent DABCO-catalyzed route to allyl #sulfones via α- and γ-substitution of Morita–Baylis–Hillman acetates with #sulfinates, delivering alkyl 2-(phenyl(tosyl)methyl)acrylate derivatives in high yields with excellent stereoselectivity

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 19d

💻 AI is changing research - and peer review is no exception.

At Synthesis Journal, we mark #PeerReviewWeek2025 by reflecting on both the opportunities (efficiency, support, integrity) and the challenges (bias, transparency, safeguards) that AI brings to peer review.

#AI #PeerReview #Thieme

Sustainability & Circularity NOW @suscircnow.bsky.social · 21d

🤖 Peer Review Week 2025: Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era.🤖

Let’s discuss how #AI can boost efficiency & integrity while keeping human judgment central. Share your thoughts!

📌 Learn more: peerreviewweek.net/theme.php
Peer Review Guidelines: www.thieme.com/en-us/guidel...

#SCNOW

Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 20d

Our review by Anju Nalikezhathu & Travis Williams explores hydrogen borrowing #catalysis, an atom-economical, cost-effective route where alcohols alkylate amines with only water as by-product💧Explore catalysts, pharma uses & green, low-PMI processes🔬

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 22d

In this work by Joyce Grimm & Nobel Laureate Benjamin List, the intramolecular #Prins reaction of O-prenylated #salicylaldehydes delivers 4-chromanols with outstanding efficiency & selectivity using a fluorinated iIDP #Brønsted acid catalyst⚗️
#organocatalysis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 24d

Dive into the world of substituted alkynes🚀 From #diynes to #enynes, our review by Janine Cossy explores the latest in chemo- & stereoselective C–C bond formation via alkynyl #CrossCoupling, powered by affordable Mn, Fe, Co, Ni & Cu catalysts🔬
#catalysis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 26d

Highlights from #OMCOS22 in Kyoto 🌸

Prof. Martin Oestreich gave a great talk titled ‘The Cation Shuttle‘ & handed the certificate for the ‘Lives in Chemistry’ project to Nobel Laureate Prof. Ryoji Noyori.

Many thanks to Prof. Hideki Yorimitsu & Prof. Michinori Suginome for a fantastic event!

Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 27d

Small-molecule #alcohols go beyond solvents⚡️A new review by Dayun Huang & co-workers explores their role as green, versatile reactants in organic #electrochemical synthesis, covering etherification, esterification & alkylation 🍃

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · 29d

H. Gong & co-workers report a Ni-catalyzed cross-#hydrodimerization of enamides & unactivated alkenes, delivering α-branched amines/secondary amides via C(sp³)–C(sp³) bond formation with high regio- & enantioselectivity🌟
#catalysis #BiOx

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Sep 8

Once overlooked, the Cargill-type rearrangement is making a comeback. Strain-driven [1,2]-shifts are unlocking new paths in #SkeletalEditing - a focused review by Bo Xu & co-workers explores its mechanism⚙️, scope, and strategic potential in #TotalSynthesis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨From Special Topic Romanian Chemists in Synthesis✨

Andruh, Nica & co-workers report a [2+3] hexaimine cage from #azulene units with symmetric π-stacking, visible absorption & #fluorescence. Reduction to a hexaamine cage alters stability & redox properties💡

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Sep 3

✨From Special Topic Romanian Chemists in Synthesis✨

Explore redox-switchable #polymerization! See how #counteranion choice tunes rates and monomer selectivity for diblock copolymer design in the letter by Diaconescu & co-workers⚡
#electrochemistry

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨Special Issue Alert!
Discover our latest research in SYNLETT celebrating the achievements of Romanian Chemists in #synthesis 🇷🇴 Innovative chemistry from talented researchers!🔬

🔜 This week we’ll spotlight all papers from this special topic. Stay tuned!

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Synthesis Workshop @synthesisworkshop.bsky.social · Jul 18

Very excited to announce that our recent review has been featured on the cover of Synthesis!!

If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, here is a link to the review: doi.org/10.1055/a-26...

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Aug 29

✨Bürgenstock Special Section 2023✨

Electrochemical α-functionalization of #ketones by Vantourout, Echeverria, Gnaim & co-workers⚡#Umpolung reactivity enables C–C, C–Cl, and [3+2] #cyclizations in an undivided cell, air/water tolerant!
#electrosynthesis

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨Bürgenstock Special Section 2023✨

Catalyst-free #photochemistry by Line Næsborg & co-workers!🌱 Protonation of (E)-anethole in HFIP leads to a photoactive EDA complex that drives radical chain cyclizations under green light #irradiation 💡

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Aug 27

✨Bürgenstock Special Section 2023✨

#Electrochemical insights⚡ Alicia Casitas @aliciacasitas.bsky.social & co-workers report reduction potentials for 50 iodine(III) reagents, including cyclic alkynyl, vinyl, aryl, CN, CF₃, and iodonium salts, measured by CV

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Aug 26

✨Bürgenstock Special Section 2023✨

First enantioselective #TotalSynthesis of lucidumone in 13 steps🍄! Aurélien de la Torre @auredelatorre.bsky.social & co-workers use a retro-[4+2]/#DielsAlder cascade to access this COX-2 selective #meroterpenoid

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Synthesis Journal @synthesis1969.bsky.social · Aug 25

✨Bürgenstock Special Section 2023✨

Christopher Teskey & co-workers highlight how simple ligand #photodissociation in #cobalt #catalysis enables light-controlled reactivity switches🔦, offering access to distinct outcomes.
#photochemistry

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