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Mamallapuram to host Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival for the first time

The maiden edition of Tamil Nadu Kite Festival is set to see custom kites, brought in by professionals from USA, Thailand, Malaysia and India, take flight



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Channapatna dolls come a-knocking: Karthik Vaidyanathan brings his store, Varnam, to Chennai

At Varnam, entrepreneur Karthik Vaidyanathan brings innovative creations by Karnataka’s Channapatna artisans to Chennai, from traditional toys to home decor pieces



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Traditional Indian art is witnessing a contemporary makeover. And the art market is loving it

Tribal and traditional artists explore novel ways of storytelling, experimenting with colour, techniques and contemporary themes, to connect with younger, mainstream audiences




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Kondapalli toys get a new lease of life

An incentivised training programme is helping a quiet revival of Kondapalli toys, and at the fore are craftswomen



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A peek at Kokūn’s zero-waste, naturally-dyed apparel

Zero-waste apparel dyed with home-grown rhubarb and madder is the forte of Mridu Mehra Tiwari’s brand Kokūn, which just launched its Spring collection and a men’s range




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Label Erode’s debut collection blends the GI-tagged jamakkalam with Jimi Hendrix’s music

How a Mumbai-based fashion label is reviving the GI-tagged Bhavani jamakkalam through its debut collection




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Photocatalytic hydrotrichloromethylation of unactivated alkenes with chloroform

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01496K, Research Article
Dawei Gong, Caiyu Gao, Qixuan Li, Yufei Li, Lina Zhao, Degong Kong
Trichloromethyl compounds are essential constituents in synthetic and medicinal chemistry.
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Multi-step chirality transfer and racemization kinetics of pillar [5]arenes by tuning the halogen substituents on the rims

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01799D, Research Article
Lizhi Fang, Xiaowen Guan, Yanling Shen, Dayang Zhou, Long Chen, Xiaochuan Chen, Wanhua Wu, Leyong Wang, Cheng Yang
Halogen-substituted pillar[5]arenes exhibited hindered hydroquinone subunit flipping, enabling enantioseparation.
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Visible-light heterogeneous photocatalysis with an ionic porous organic polymer (IPOP): synthesis of β-keto sulfoxides and benzothiophene diesters by tandem radical addition–oxidation reactions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01382D, Research Article
Ajay Kumar Sahoo, Parag Tamuly, Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy
An IPOP, constructed constructed from cyanuric chloride and the readily accessible 2,5-di(pyridin-4-yl)thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole (BpyTzTz), is shown to exhibit excellent visible light absorption and serve as a metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst.
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Palladium-catalyzed hydrocarbonylative cross-coupling with two different alkenes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01312C, Research Article
Yi Chen, Jianing Wu, Yongzheng Ding, Hanmin Huang
Transition metal-catalyzed hydrocarbonylation of alkenes has been widely studied; however, the hydrocarbonylation reaction that took place between two alkenes has been largely unexplored.
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General ppm-level Pd-catalysed asymmetric diarylalkyne hydrosilylation to access structurally diverse Si-stereogenic vinylsilanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01698J, Research Article
Heng Xu, Han-Xiao Yu, An-Jiu Wen, Fang-Ying Ling, Fei Ye, Li Li, Fuk Yee Kwong, Li-Wen Xu
The first example of enantioselective Pd-catalyzed hydrosilylation of symmetric and asymmetric diarylalkynes to access novel Si-stereogenic vinylsilanes with excellent ee and a high TON is realized under mild reaction conditions.
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Synthesis of bambusurils with perfluoroalkylthiobenzyl groups as highly potent halide receptors

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01746C, Research Article
Open Access
Matúš Chvojka, Hennie Valkenier, Vladimír Šindelář
Four new fluorinated bambusuril macrocycles were prepared to show exceptional high binding affinity towards halide anions in acetonitrile.
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Photocatalytic arylation/alkylation of olefins/alkynes via halogen-atom transfer mediated by NHC-BH3

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01562B, Research Article
Xinhan Li, Yao Zhong, Fengsong Tan, Yusong Fei, Xiaohan Zhao, Jianbin Xu, Baomin Fan
A versatile method for radical reductive cross-coupling of iodides and activated olefins under mild conditions, facilitated by NHC-BH3 through photocatalysis, was developed.
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Photoinduced cobaloxime catalysis for allylic mono- and diphosphinylation of alkenes with hydrogen evolution

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01638F, Research Article
Aijun Zhang, Miao-Miao Li, Lei Guo, Huaixiang Yang, Jiefei Guo, Da Xu, Wei Ding
A highly efficient allylic radical mono- and diphosphinylation of alkenes with secondary phosphine oxides is developed, via visible-light-induced cobaloxime catalysis.
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The reactivity of alkenyl boron reagents in catalytic reactions: recent advances and perspectives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01703J, Review Article
Ya-Li Feng, Bo-Wen Zhang, Youzhi Xu, Shengnan Jin, Daniele Mazzarella, Zhong-Yan Cao
Recent advances focusing on novel reactivity of alkenyl boron reagents in polar or radical pathways within catalytic reactions by employing transition metal catalysis, organocatalysis have been summarized and discussed.
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Visible-light excited copper activating unactivated alkyl iodides for radical addition/cyclization to access oxindole derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6380-6384
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01329H, Research Article
Hang Luo, Fangnian Yu, Luqing Lin
The photocopper catalyst facilitates halogen atom transfer to give unactivated alkyl radicals, which is critical for achieving radical cyclization in the absence of an exogenous photocatalyst.
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Iridium/palladium dual photocatalysis for oxidative decarboxylative esterification of alcohols using α-keto acids

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6367-6379
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01452A, Research Article
Subal Mondal, Soumya Mondal, Debabrata Halder, Siba P. Midya, Ankan Paul, Pradyut Ghosh
Herein, we report an unprecedented oxidative decarboxylative C–O cross-coupling reaction for the esterification of feedstock α-keto carboxylic acids and alcohols under mild conditions.
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Visible-light-promoted catalytic epoxidation of alkenes under metal-free conditions

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6437-6443
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01265H, Research Article
Dabao Tan, Xiaoyan Cai, Lele Zhang, Boyu Liu, Jianbin Zeng, Feiming Li, Zhixiong Cai, Mingqiang Huang, Xiaoping Chen, Shunyou Cai
In this work, we report a method for the synthesis of functionalized epoxy analogues using the synergistic interaction of 4CzIPN and oxygen under visible light stimulation.
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Nickel-catalysed enantioselective cross-electrophile coupling reaction with the retention of the β-fluorine atom

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6459-6469
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01555J, Research Article
Xin-Yi Shi, Xueyuan Yan, Xiaodong Tang, Shi-Jing Zhai, Genping Huang, Jun-An Ma, Fa-Guang Zhang
A nickel-catalysed enantioselective reductive cross-coupling reaction of a new monofluoromethyl building block with acid chlorides is developed to give chiral α-monofluoromethyl acyloin derivatives.
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Carbonate-assisted selectively deoxygenative cross-coupling reaction between aryl and aliphatic aldehydes: a straightforward route to access α-alkylated aryl ketones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6510-6517
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01517G, Research Article
Yu Sun, Yi Wang, Zhijun Zuo
A novel reductive cross-coupling reaction of two different aldehydes for rapidly assembling α-alkylated aryl ketones has been developed. The inexpensive carbonate served not only as a base but also as an efficient electron donor.
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Cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective reductive addition of ketimine with cyclopropyl chloride to construct chiral amino esters bearing cyclopropyl fragments

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6311-6318
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01474J, Research Article
Jiangtao Hu, Tingting Xia, Xianqing Wu, Hongrui Feng, Jingping Qu, Yifeng Chen
Co-catalyzed asymmetric reductive addition of ketimine with cyclopropyl chloride has been realized to access diverse chiral amino esters bearing cyclopropyl fragments with broad functional group tolerance and excellent enantioselectivities.
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Shining light on sulfonium salts and sulfur ylides: recent advances in alkylation under photoredox catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6573-6588
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01644K, Review Article
Zhe Jin, Tingwei Yu, Hui Wang, Penghao Jia, You Huang
Recent advancements in photoredox alkylation with sulfur ylides, sulfonium salts and related analogues are summarized in this review.
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A two-step Kinugasa/Conia-ene-type sequential reaction for the asymmetric synthesis of 8-methylene-2,6-diazaspiro[3.4]octane-1,5-diones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01388C, Research Article
Shanyue Li, Qicai Ma, Bohua Wu, Haowen Ma, Wei Zhou, Qian Cai
A two-step Kinugasa/Conia-ene-type sequential reaction is developed. The process provided a simple and efficient access to chiral 8-methylene-2,6-diazaspiro[3.4]octane-1,5-diones.
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Copper-catalyzed alkynyldisulfuration of arynes: an efficient access to unsymmetrical disulfides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01844C, Research Article
Shuai Huang, Yumin Zhang, Yuekai Li, Chen-Ho Tung, Xin Li, Zhenghu Xu
This article investigates a copper-catalyzed alkynyl disulfuration reaction of aryne formed in situ to synthesize o‑alkynyl aryl disulfides. The transformation proceeds through the in situ generation of aryne, followed by...
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Enantioselective Addition of 3-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-one to Isatin and Pyrazole-4,5-dione Derived Ketimines

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01895H, Research Article
Yue Wei, Guishun Bai, Jiamin Wu, Yi Hua, Tao Zhang, Congyong Yue, Hong Wang, Xiaoze Bao
The enantioselective reactivity of 3-hydroxyquinolin-2(1H)-ones was developed through their addition to isatin and pyrazole-4,5-dione derived ketimines, affording novel architectures featuring multiple natural products scaffolds in high yield with excellent enantioselectivities....
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Charge Transfer Complex Enabled Mechanochemical Synthesis of Chalcogenoacetylenes via Alkynyl Radicals

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01827C, Research Article
Open Access
Fang Tan, Chang-Zhen Fang, Bing-Sheng Qiu, He Sheng, Yong-Liang Tu, Xiang-Yu Chen
Mechanochemistry has become an appealing strategy to enable numerous organic transformations. While significant advances have been achieved, the radical coupling reaction under mechanochemical conditions is still in its infancy. In...
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Recent advances in carbon atom addition for ring-expanding single-atom skeletal editing

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01806K, Review Article
Ting Yuan, Lei Shi
This review focuses on recent advances in carbon atom addition for ring-expanding single-atom skeletal editing.
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Thiocyanoalkylation of Alkenes via Dual Photoredox and Copper Catalysis

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01864H, Research Article
Xu Wang, Bi-Yin Xiao, Qi-Xuan Jiang, Wei Huang, Feng-Hua Zhang
Organic thiocyanates are commonly used as an essential organic synthesis intermediate and widely present in various drug molecules and bioactive molecules. Herein, a copper and photoredox catalyzed thiocyanoalkylation reaction of...
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Nickel-catalyzed reductive 1,2-alkylarylation of alkenes via a 1,5-hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) cascade

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01875C, Research Article
Xi Chen, Qiang Wang, Xiao-Ping Gong, Rui-Qiang Jiao, Xue-Yuan Liu, Yong-Min Liang
A nickel-catalyzed 1,2-alkylarylation of alkenes has been developed, leveraging amidyl radical-triggered 1,5-HAT with electrophiles as functionalizing reagents.
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Stereocontrolled synthesis of heterocycles from unactivated alkynes by photoredox/nickel dual-catalyzed cyclization

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01627K, Research Article
Bo-Rong Leng, Feng Yang, Jin-Lian Bai, Yu-Wen Huang, Qing-Quan Liu, Ping Wei, De-Cai Wang, Yi-Long Zhu
We report a nickel/photoredox dual catalysis method for synthesizing heterocyclics from unactivated alkynes and aryl iodides, offering a direct, selective, and green alternative to traditional synthesis with potential in medicinal chemistry.
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Magic effect of diphenylprolinol silyl ether for the enantioselective allenation of 2-alkynals

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO00984C, Research Article
Guolin Wu, Zhen Liu, Shiwen Fan, Wenyao Li, Xue Zhang, Hui Qian, Shengming Ma
Chiral diphenylprolinol silyl ethers have been successfully identified for the enantioselective allenation reaction of terminal alkynes and 2-alkynals, delivering a diverse set of chiral allenynes with high efficiency.
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Visible-light responsive defluorination-acyl fluoride exchange for photoclick labeling based on phenoxazine chromophores

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01870B, Research Article
Lijun Deng, Sitong Li, Cefei Zhang, Yuqiao Zhou, Zhishan Su, Changwei Hu, Xiaohu Zhao, Zhipeng Yu
We developed a new generation of photo-DAFEx reagents to realize photoaffinity labeling for drug discovery under 405 nm light control.
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Palladium-catalyzed cascade decarboxylative cyclization of alkyne-tethered aryl iodides with o-bromobenzoic acids for the synthesis of fused isoquinolinones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01573H, Research Article
Zhaolin Quan, Yubo Duan, Zhengkai Chen
A straightforward approach for the preparation of fused isoquinolinone derivatives via palladium-catalyzed cascade decarboxylative cyclization of alkyne-tethered aryl iodides with o-bromobenzoic acids is described.
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Transition-metal-free skeletal editing of benzoisothiazol-3-ones to 2,3-dihydrobenzothiazin-4-ones via single-carbon insertion

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01714E, Research Article
Ke Yang, Qin Li, Yanqi Luo, Dan Yuan, Chunjian Qi, Zhengyi Li, Bijin Li, Xiaoqiang Sun
Transition-metal-free ring expansion of benzoisothiazol-3-ones has been established to construct various 2,3-dihydrobenzothiazin-4-ones via single-carbon insertion.
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Influence of hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking on the self-assembly of aryldipyrrolidones

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01577K, Research Article
Open Access
Pedro Ximenis, Llorenç Rubert, Heike Ehmann, Bartolome Soberats
We report on the self-assembly behaviour in solution and solid-state of two newly designed bisdendronized aryldipyrrolidones (BDP and NDP) dyes with two free N-H at the lactam positions. Interestingly, while...
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Intermolecular Defluorinative 1,2-Diamination of Fluoroalkenyl Iodides with Sulfonamides: Synthesis of Acyclic and Cyclic Fluorinated 1,2-Enediamines

Org. Chem. Front., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01913J, Research Article
Xue-Qiang Chu, Yu-Lan Chen, Chi Zhang, Xue-Ying Huang, Yu Ding, Danhua Ge, Zhi-Liang Shen
Alkene diamination represents one of the most straightforward strategies for 1,2-diamine derivatives synthesis. However, transition-metal-free 1,2-diamination of fluoroalkenes has been less studied. Here we report an intermolecular defluorinative vicinal diamination...
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Telangana CID arrests two involved in pan-India job fraud racket




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Usha Rk on the visual splendour of Adi Shankaracharya’s Ashtakams

Usha Rk, former director of Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Center (JNCC) of the Embassy of India in Moscow, shares her vision of bringing Adi Shankaracharya’s Ashtakams to life through a dance form




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Woman arrested after kidnap attempt in Koti Government Maternity Hospital

The accused was a habitual offender and had made a vain bid on Tuesday night, before being caught by the hospital staff and police on Wednesday




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Six awarded life imprisonment for trafficking Bangladeshi girls




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Cong. govt cheating paddy farmers on procurement: Kishan Reddy




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Two from Hyderabad, including government employee, lose ₹50 lakh in separate scams




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TGSRTC Karimnagar region to operate special buses to Arunachala Hill in Tamil Nadu on November 13




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Thousands gather for Chhath Puja at Bathukamma ghats

In addition to Hussainsagar, Chhath Puja is being celebrated at 49 other locations across the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.




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Traffic diversions in Rachakonda from Friday 8 a.m. for CM’s visit to Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district




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Nampally court takes cognisance of ED’s prosecution complaint against AgriGold




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When hope meets hurdles: stark reality of Telangana’s job market

The State’s job crisis has come back to haunt the Congress party, which rode to power last year on promises of employment. While local youth wait, worry, and exchange dreams about securing government jobs, short-term opportunities are drawing people from other States. This dynamic has transformed Telangana into a job magnet for outsiders but a desert for its own aspirants, reports Serish Nanisetti




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Key agent in Cambodia job racket arrested in Delhi




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Hyderabad man loses ₹1.73 lakh trying to get 0% interest loan on insurance policy worth ₹10 lakh




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Telangana Deputy CM seeks proposals for retaining wall to prevent monsoon flooding in Madhira