Chemists at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung have developed a practical two-step method for alkylating alkenes via thianthrenation, addressing a long-standing synthetic challenge. This ...

Despite advances, a general olefination strategy for the direct conversion of carboxylic acids, alcohols and alkanes into alkenes remains challenging owing to their inherent differences in reactivity.

The tunable enantioselective functionalization of alkene feedstocks represents a highly desirable yet predominantly unresolved tactic for generating high-value scaffolds. Herein, we report a tunable ...