o-Carboryne (1,2-dehydro-o-carborane) is a three dimensional relative of benzyne with very comparable energies of formation (-99.41 vs-98.99 kcal/mol for o-carboryne and benzyne,respectively).1 Despit
[Fe]-hydrogenase can activate H2 in the presence of methenyltetrahydromethanopterin (methenyl-H4MPT+).In the active site, there are two cis-CO ligands, a cysteine sulfur atom and a bidentate acylmethy
A series of β-ketoimine ligands with varying fluorine substitution on the N-aryl ring and the corresponding copper complexes were synthesized.The fluoro-substituents exerted significant influences on
The combination of transition metal catalysts and organocatalysts has emerged as a powerful tool for the development of innovative transformations.[1] The cooperative catalytic system has been widely
Imidazoheterocyclic derivatives have been found to be key structural units in many natural products and drugs which exhibited a wide range of biological activities1.Generally, the biological profile i
Due to the significant bioactive properties of azepine moiety exhibited in many pharmaceuticals and natural products,1 many methods for the preparation of azepine-containing heterocycles have been dev
Fused indoline heterocycles are widely found as core components in a large number of biological active alkaloids,natural products and pharmaceuticals.[1] As such, much attention and synthetic efforts