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Moulded with clay, perfected by art

A group of artisans from West Bengal have been making Ganesh idols for the past 10 months at Indira Park for the SAVE group. Here’s a look at the art of making clay idols




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Past perfect




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Draped in dynamism

Daksha Sheth and Devissaro talk about dance, music and their ensemble, Asima




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Experimenting with beads

IT professional Anitha Sanju makes customised jewellery under the brand Glitter n’ Hues




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Yarns spun to perfection

Orissa’s vibrant Sambalpuri saris are on show till Nov 12.




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Persian influence abounds in Bidri ware




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Magnetic appeal

A.S.R. Murthy’s magnets from across the world are more than just souvenirs. They are a mine of information





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Glue, paper, wood, scissors...

... are what Vidya Ravichandran uses to handcraft gift items




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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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Isomeric diazapyrene–thiophene conjugated systems: synthesis, characterization, and transport properties

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01305K, Research Article
Open Access
Honglei Li, Guodong Zhao, Qingxin Tang, Hongkun Tian, Lixiang Wang
Three key dihalogenated diazapyrene intermediates were synthesized and the corresponding isomeric co-oligomers with bithiophene demonstrated distinct position-dependence in the crystal structures, and optoelectronic and charge transport properties.
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Unravelling the different pathways of cyclohexene oxidation via a peroxyl radical generated from tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) by various metal salts

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01681E, Research Article
Lu-Jian Zhou, Xiao-Hui Liu, Han-Wen Zhang, Can Xue, Han-Kang Zhong, Xian-Tai Zhou
Two different mechanisms were obtained in the selective oxidation of cyclohexene catalyzed by CuCl2 and VCl3 respectively in presence of TBHP. The two opposed mechanisms are mainly caused by the roles of the t-BuOO˙ radical in catalytic oxidations.
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Lewis acid-controlled Pd-catalyzed chemodivergent hydrocyanation of cyclopropenes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01609B, Research Article
Rongrong Yu, Song-Zhou Cai, Xianjie Fang
We report a Lewis acid-controlled Pd-catalyzed chemodivergent hydrocyanation of cyclopropenes. In the absence of Al Lewis acid, the reaction predominantly yields ring-opened allylic nitrile products while the addition of Lewis acid favors the formation of cyano-substituted cyclopropane products.
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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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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 mediated selective phosphonylation modification of tryptophan residues in oligopeptides

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6287-6292
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01028K, Research Article
Wenfang Xiong, Junye He, Jinyao Liu, Peiru Chen, Shiqi Xu, Yipeng Liu, Shiting Chen, Yuanyuan You, Zhenyu Chen, Jinwu Zhao
A direct C2-H phosphonylation strategy driven by visible light for specific modification of tryptophan-containing peptides has been reported, providing a plethora of phosphorylated tryptophan-containing peptides
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Total synthesis of spiro Ganoderma meroterpenoids spiroapplanatumines B, D, F, and H

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6333-6339
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01147C, Research Article
Jia-Hao Zhang, Wen-Cai Luo, Wen-Tao Chen, Yu-Tao He, Ya-Jian Hu
The first total synthesis of spiroapplanatumines B, D, F, and H as well as the possibly undiscovered natural product spiroapplanatumine R has been achieved.
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Pd-catalyzed S-glycosylation of cysteine-containing peptides at room temperature

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6347-6352
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01389A, Research Article
Linhua Shen, Franck Le Bideau, Gong Chen, Samir Messaoudi
This study reports the synthesis of thioglycopeptides via a Pd-catalyzed coupling of cysteine-containing peptides with iodoglycals. A variety of cysteine-containing peptides and other thiol nucleophiles including thiosugars and thiophenols were used.
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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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Well-defined chiral dinuclear copper-catalyzed tandem asymmetric propargylic amination–carboxylative cyclization sequence toward chiral 2-oxazolidinone derivatives

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6319-6326
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01368A, Research Article
Yu Lan, Peng Liu, Zekai Fang, Lili Shao, Qilong Cai, Xiaoming Wang
A variety of chiral 2-oxazolidinones was obtained via a dinuclear copper-catalyzed asymmetric propargylic amination–carboxylative cyclization sequence of propargylic esters with alkyl amine hydrochlorides and CO2.
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A pillar[5]arene-based three-component supramolecular copolymer for the fluorescence detection of spermine

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6293-6303
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01470G, Research Article
Open Access
Martina Mazzaferro, Daniele Crisafulli, Francesca Mancuso, Marco Milone, Fausto Puntoriero, Anna Irto, Salvatore Patanè, Valentina Greco, Alessandro Giuffrida, Ilenia Pisagatti, Anna Notti, Melchiorre F. Parisi, Giuseppe Gattuso
A supramolecular copolymer, composed of a bis-pillar[5]arene diacid and complementary alkylidene- and perylene-bisimide-bis-imidazole comonomers, acts as an OFF/ON luminescent sensor for spermine.
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Activation of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes under basic conditions: ring opening of 2-(p-siloxyaryl)cyclopropane 1,1-dicarboxylates with nitro compounds and other C-nucleophiles

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6483-6494
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01472C, Research Article
Yulia A. Antonova, Andrey A. Tabolin
A new activation mode for donor–acceptor cyclopropanes was proposed and implemented in their reaction with nitro compounds and other common C-nucleophiles.
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Recent developments in the ring-opening transformations of gem-difluorocyclopropanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, 11,6518-6533
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01583E, Review Article
Leiyang Lv, Junqi Su, Zhiping Li
This review summarizes the advances of gem-F2CPs as fluoroallylic synthons in transition metal-catalysed ring-opening/cross-coupling reactions via single, double or no C-F bond cleavage on the last two years.
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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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Copper(II)-catalyzed synthesis of sulfonyl-functionalized quinone-fused cyclopenta[b]indoles via four-component cascade annulation

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01560F, Research Article
Hong Xu, Jie Liao, Fei Ren, Chuan-Rong Zhou, Xiao-Zhuo Liu, Yao Xiao, Dong-Wei Hang, Fuyu Li, Bei Wang, Ji-Yu Wang
Through crucial selective radical tandem process and intramolecular nucleophilic addition, a facile copper-catalyzed four-component cascade has been realized to selectively construct novel sulfonyl-functionalized quinone-fused cyclopenta[b]indole.
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Facile single-step synthesis of pentaaryl-substituted pyrano[3,2-b]pyrrol-5(1H)-ones showing aggregation-induced emission

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01600A, Research Article
Yongfeng Wang, Ruijun Chu, Yanxiao Wang, Mengyuan Zhou, Yuan Chen, Cheng Xu, Jingyu Sun, Guodong Yin
A novel class of heterocyclic AIEgens has been synthesized via a multicomponent reaction of isatins, 2,3-diaryl cyclopropenones, and alkyl bromides.
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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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Metal–ligand cooperation and synergistic palladium catalysis for the dual ligand system [2,2'-bipyridin]-6(1H)–one/PCy3: milder conditions for the undirected C–H arylation of arenes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01877J, Research Article
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Cintya Pinilla, Mario García-Zarza, Ana C. Albéniz
The mixture of Pd(OAc)2 and two ligands segregate into distinct active species working synergistically for the C–H arylation of simple arenes.
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Rh-Catalysed Hydroacyloxylation of Cyclopropenes: Regio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of Acyloxycyclopropanes

Org. Chem. Front., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01810A, Research Article
Ángel Manu Martínez, Gema Domínguez, Ines Alonso, Marta Palaín, Javier Perez-Castells
Cyclopropyl carboxylates are essential building blocks in biological and medicinal chemistry. However, their accessibility is severely limited by the need to pre-synthesise highly reactive cyclopropane derivatives. Herein, we report an...
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π-extended regioisomeric dithienoacenes fused pyrenes: structures, properties, and application in field-effect transistors

Org. Chem. Front., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4QO01592D, Research Article
Bin Lu, Shiqian Zhang, Dong Liu, Wendong Jin, Dalin Li, Zhiqiang Liu, Tao He
The development of π-conjugated semiconducting molecules with fused rings has been a focus of research in organic electronics. In this study, optoelectronic and field-effect transistors (FET) properties of two novel...
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TGSRTC Karimnagar region to operate special buses to Arunachala Hill in Tamil Nadu on November 13




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HYDRAA created fear among encroachers and big builders and not common people: Telangana CM




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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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Mother-daughter duo to showcase Andhra Natyam and Perini Tandavam in Hyderabad

Duvvuri Vathsalendra redefines tradition by mastering Perini Thandavam and sharing its power on stage with her daughter Abhimanika




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No more parties without permission: Telangana Excise Dept. to farmhouse owners




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CM Revanth Reddy announces resolve to complete pending projects of Palamuru district

Criticises opposition parties for trying to create obstacles in district development  




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Pending bills paid to contractors, but situation of BC students remains unchanged: National BC welfare association chief

He demanded Telangana government to immediately release reimbursement and scholarship dues amount to about ₹4,000 crore




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Modi’s parivar stands for division of people and Gandhi parivar works for country’s unity: Telangana CM Revanth

Referring to the lack of minority representation in his Cabinet, the Chief Minister attributed it to the absence of a Muslim MLA in Telangana




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Watch: ‘I am prepared to face political repercussions’: Revanth Reddy on HYDRAA

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy made it clear that the government is not going to spare encroachers and that HYDRAA has been given full powers 




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People’s committee slams BJP, BRS for ‘opposing’ caste survey in Telangana




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Three schoolgirls in Telangana tribal school hospitalised after suspected food poisoning, one critical

The girls, aged between 13 and 16, suffered acute gastroenteritis, dehydration, and kidney-related complications




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Border-Gavaskar trophy: Captain Rohit Sharma doubtful for Perth Test

Rohit along with a large India squad will depart for Perth in two batches – on November 10 and 11 – and the captain may come back home for a while due to personal reasons.




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Can skipper Rohit find inspiration to ‘pull’ his side out of the numbing depths?

India has been in similar situations in the past and found a way to bounce back in style. Nothing will motivate the skipper more than the prospect of a statement-making performance down under, especially with qualification for the final of the World Test Championship now hanging by a slender thread




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Shami's return to competitive cricket delayed; not to play for Bengal against Karnataka, M.P.

Other than Shami, Bengal will also miss the services of prolific opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, wicketkeeper batter Abhishek Porel and pacer Mukesh Kumar, who are with India A squad in Australia.




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KL Rahul's form and batting number in focus as India A gets 'G' experience

With Boland, one of Australia's senior reserve pacers steaming in and hitting the deck, it will be a stern test for the likes of Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, B Sai Sudharsan and Devdutt Padikkal




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Ageing Kohli, Rohit must rekindle youthful mindset to rediscover lost glory: Greg Chappell

According to Chappell, the ageing Sharma and Kohli must summon the same drive and focus that once marked their prime years if India hopes to reclaim its form on foreign soil




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Hyperverge: An early start and growing

The startup company aims at solving the problem of photo organisation for smart-phone users.




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The CERN experience

Besides teaching him lifeskills, the world’s largest particle physics lab showed him a good part of Europe, writes NARESH KUMAR.




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Tirumurai as explained by Periyava