Minxue Huang

TL;DR: The underlying reasons why Ag(tpa)OTf (tpa = tris(pyridylmethyl)amine) prefers to activate α-conjugated C-H bonds over 3° alkyl C(sp3)-H bonds are explored and the possible roles of noncovalent interactions (NCIs) in directing the NT are suggested.

TL;DR: A regio- and enantioselective synthesis of -alkynyl -aminoalcohols via a silver-catalyzed propargylic C-H amination, which furnishes versatile products in good yields and excellent enantiOSElectivity (90-99% ee).

TL;DR: In this article, three novel lanthanide-organic frameworks, [Ln3(μ3-OH)2L2(HCO2)3(H2O)2]·H2•O (Ln = Eu (1), Gd (2), Dy (3); H2L = 3,3′-dimethoxy-4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylic acid), have been prepared by the solvothermal reaction of Ln(NO3)3·6H 2O and H

TL;DR: X-ray structural characterizations were helpful in determining ligand features that promote the formation of monomeric versus dimeric complexes, and Variable-temperature 1H and DOSY NMR experiments were especially useful for understanding how the ligand identity influences the nuclearity, coordination number, and fluxional behavior of silver(I) complexes in solution.

TL;DR: Two complementary silver catalysts are reported that are capable of selecting between β- or γ-C–H bonds that reside in similar steric/electronic environments, overriding a reaction at a weaker C–H bond in favour of a stronger one and activating primary C-H bonds.