Aldehyde Termination: A novel copper-catalyzed transformation from methyl ketones into aldehydes has been accomplished. This method is applicable to a wide range of aromatic and aliphatic methyl ketones and chemoselectively produces aldehydes, accompanied by the release of hydrogen (H2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO2 ) as by-products.

A novel copper-mediated chelation-assisted ortho C-H nitration of (hetero)arenes has been developed for the first time, which used dioxygen as terminal oxidant and 1,2,3-TCP as solvent, leading to the synthesis of nitroaromatics with excellent regioselectivity and in good yields. Mechanistic investigations indicate a mechanism involving a four-centered transition state, with simultaneous cleavage of an ortho C-H bond and a N-O bond of the nitrate anion on the 2-arylpyridine-coordinated copper(II) complex.

Bis zum Aldehyd: Eine kupferkatalysierte Umsetzung von Methylketonen zu Aldehyden wurde entwickelt. Die Methode kann für eine Vielzahl aromatischer und aliphatischer Methylketone verwendet werden und führt chemoselektiv zu Aldehyden, wobei lediglich Wasserstoff (H2) und Kohlendioxid (CO2) als Beiprodukte entstehen.

A strategically novel synthesis of nano-sized, asymmetrically functionalized double-decker shaped silsesquioxanes (DDSQ) is reported.