✨Special Topic Dedicated To Prof. Paul Knochel✨ Berionni & co-workers @dr-berionni.bsky.social report transition-metal-free #borylation of electron-poor arenes and polyaromatics using a 9-boratriptycene pyramidal boron Lewis #superacid💡 #OpenAccess 👉 buff.ly/eRLkiaG

Stereospecific alkyl–alkyl cross-coupling of boronic esters (@nature.com, @nature.com.web.brid.gy): www.nature.com/articles/s41... (James P. Morken).

Iron-borane catalyzed carbonyl hydroboration and isolation of an iron(I)-ketyl radical ( @dr-dwillcox.bsky.social ): www.nature.com/articles/s41... ( @nature.com , @nature.com.web.brid.gy ).

Perdefluorinative borylation of perfluoroalkyl and gem-difluoroalkenes ( @chemrxiv.org ): chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.....

Borane Catalysed Annulative Sulfenylation of Internal Alkynes: Towards the Synthesis and Study of Highly Unsaturated Heterocycles ( @rebeccamelen.bsky.social ): chemrxiv.org/doi/10.26434... ( @chemrxiv.org ).

The Important Role of Carbonyl in Accelerating Reverse Intersystem Crossing for Selenium-Based Organoboron Narrowband Blue Emitters ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....

Selective Reductions of Complex Pyridines via NTf-Pyridinium Salts: www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo... (@synthesis1969.bsky.social).

Diboron- and digermanium-doped dihydrodibenzohexacenes: Ge–B exchange to access boron-doped extended acenes ( @gilliardgroup.bsky.social, @cromeronieto.bsky.social) : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ).

A New Class of Customisable Stable Boronic Ester Assembly ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

Synthesis of Transition-Metal–Boryl Complexes from Diboron Reagents (@synthesis1969.bsky.social): www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo....

Come join our team! 🧪🥼Two PhD positions available in sustainable catalysis using frustrated Lewis pairs as part of ERC funded grant. Fully funded for EU and UK students. @erc.europa.eu @cardiffuni.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Thiol-Free Sulfenylation Redefined: A Single-Atom Transfer Pathway to Symmetrical Di(hetero)arylthioethers via B(C6F5)3 Catalysis ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... ( @rebeccamelen.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social ).

Unraveling the positive effect of twisted helicene structure on narrowband electroluminescence ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Room Temperature Phosphorescence from a Benzothiophene-based N-B-N Multi-Resonance Core (@ezc-group.bsky.social): pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A...

Widely-used boronic esters as synthetically-versatile directing groups for C–H activation and hydrogen isotope exchange ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

An Organoborate Monoxide Radical ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

(Poly)Borylated Species as Modern Reactive Groups toward Unusual Synthetic Applications ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... ( @ahmadmasarwa.bsky.social ).

Catellani-Inspired BN-Aromatic Expansion: A Versatile Tool toward π-Extended 1,2-Azaborines with Tunable Photosensitizing Properties ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

Mallory-Type Reactivity of 1,2-Dihydroazaborinines: 6π-Electrocyclization-[1,5]-H Shift Cascade toward BN-Doped Polycyclic Frameworks ( @pubs.acs.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

Diastereoselective Synthesis of cis-α,α′-Disubstituted Cyclic Ethers via Borane-Catalyzed Reductive Cyclization of Diketones ( @pubs.acs.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... ( @jmasrosello.bsky.social ).

Our last paper of the year: Electrophilic C(sp2)−H Borylation of Nonactivated Arenes with Pyramidal Boron Lewis Superacids ❄️. Just published in @synthesis1969.bsky.social : special issue dedicated to Paul Knochel. 🎁 @boron-chemistry.bsky.social. Congrats Nicolas, Arnaud & Baptiste.

Aminoboranes as Rationally Tuned Organic Photosensitizers for Energy Transfer Catalysis ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....

A Boron-Doped Buckybowl with a C42B2 Core: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Optoelectronic Properties ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....

Stereodivergent Synthesis of Three Contiguous Stereogenic Centers by Cu/Ir-Catalyzed Borylallylation ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (Suman Das, @stanna-dorn.bsky.social , M. Kevin Brown ).

Unusual nitrene reactivity: imine formation in the photochemical reaction of a borylnitrene with ethene ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

Transient Bis(Carboranyl)boryl Anions ( @chemrxiv.org ): chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr....

Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane Catalyzed Stereoselective Synthesis of β-O-Aryl Glycosides from Armed and Disarmed Glycosylimidate Donors ( @pubs.acs.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

Metal-Free Radical Borylations: Mechanisms, Catalytic Strategies, and Synthetic Applications ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

N-centered, yet persistent: isolation of N2O-based radicals through FLP-type stabilization ( @lcc-smac.bsky.social ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ).

Access to allyl-gem-difluorides via allylation and Cope rearrangement ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

Catalytic Enantioselective [6π] Photocyclization Reactions by Chromophore Activation with a Chiral Lewis Acid ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

Boraindenes as versatile precursors to benzannulated boron heterocycles ( @LabBraunschweig ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ).

Bulky Phosphine Ligands Promote Palladium-Catalyzed Protodeboronation ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... ( @aspuru.bsky.social , @thematterlab.bsky.social )

Electronic Activation Enables the Borylation of Alkyl C–H Bonds in Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles ( @hartwiggroup.bsky.social ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... ( @jacs.acspublications.org ).

A Crystalline Phosphorus-Substituted Borinium Ion: Double Dihydrogen Activation by an Ambiphilic Inorganic Allene ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

Regioselective C(sp3)–H borylation via a diarylboryl anion surrogate in sp2–sp3 diboranes ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....

C3-Symmetric Borabuckybowl Featuring a Pyramidal-like sp2 Boron Atom for Advanced Electronics and Optical Functions ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/....

Fused 3D Boron Heterocycles via EnT Catalysis: Synthesis, Modification and Validation as Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ).

Deep-Red to Near-Infrared Light-Driven Radical Generation from Organoboron Compounds via Ligand-Induced Direct Excitation Catalysis (@hirohisaohmiya.bsky.social): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... (@jacs.acspublications.org).

A Crystalline Monomeric Diboryl Diazene ( @jacs.acspublications.org ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... ( @llliugroup.bsky.social ).

Direct Boron-10 Access: Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive C(sp2)─10B Coupling Utilizing 10BF3 ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....

Boron-enabled Stereoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted Housanes ( @Johnjmol ): chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... ( @chemrxiv.org ).

Synthesis of Degradable Polyimines Through Deborylative Polycondensation ( @angewandtechemie.bsky.social ): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/....

Synthesis and Optical Properties of Unsymmetric Aromatically π-Extended BODIPY (@pubs.acs.org): pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... (@mathiassenge.bsky.social).

Our latest article on B chemistry @boron-chemistry.bsky.social is featured on the cover of ChemistryEurope @chemistryeurope.bsky.social (chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...) : from new Lewis superacids/pyridine pairs to unusual binding modes with WCAs and B-N bis-triptycenes.

Colorimetric indication of hidden catalysis (with BH3) ( @spthomasgroup.bsky.social ): www.nature.com/articles/s41... ( @natchem.nature.com ).

Antiaromatic Nanographenes by BODIPY-Fusion Strategy ( @chemrxiv.org ): chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr....

One-Electron Boron–Carbon Triel Bonding ( @francoisgabbai.bsky.social ): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... ( @jacs.acspublications.org ).

A borindolizine platform for the design of fluorophores with tun-able emissions (@chemicalscience.rsc.org): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... ( @andreiyudin.bsky.social ).

Simple, one-step syntheses of tri- and tetracyclic B,N,S-heterocycles from reactions of a diboracumulene with thiols ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a....