Organic Chemistry - Breakthroughs and Perspectives

Bonds as Reaction Partners in Organic Synthesis Catalytic C - H Functionalization via Metal Insertion Other Emerging Metal-Catalyzed Further Functionalization Methods Outlook and Conclusion AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN METAL-CATALYZED ASYMMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS Introduction Asymmetric Carbon - Carbon Bond Formation Asymmetric Reductions and Oxidations Conclusion THE PROLINE-CATALYZED MANNICH REACTION AND THE ADVENT OF ENAMINE CATALYSIS Introduction The Proline-Catalyzed Mannich ReactionConclusion RECENT TOPICS IN COOPERATIVE CATALYSIS: ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS, POLYMERIZATION, HYDROGEN ACTIVATION, AND WATER SPLITTINGIntroduction Cooperative Catalysis in Asymmetric ReactionsCooperative Catalysis in Alkene Polymerization Cooperative Catalysis in Hydrogen Activation/Generation Conclusion and Perspectives FLOURISHING FRONTIERS IN ORGANOFLUORINE CHEMISTRY Introduction Synthetic Approaches for the Introduction of Fluorine-Containing Functionalities and Related Chemistry Conclusion and Perspectives SUPRAMOLECULAR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: THE FOLDAMER APPROACH Introduction Foldamers: the BackgroundMolecular Recognition Homoduplex Organogels Vesicles Supramolecular Liquid Crystals MacrocyclesCatalysis Macromolecular Self-AssemblyConclusion and Perspectives NOVEL CATALYSIS FOR ALKENE POLYMERIZATION MEDIATED BY POST-METALLOCENES: A GATEWAY TO NEW POLYALKENES IntroductionLate Transition Metal Complexes Early Transition Metal Complexes Conclusion and Perspectives CHEMISTRY COMPUTATIONALLY AND EXPERIMENTALLY: HOW WILL COMPUTATIONAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IMPACT ORGANIC THEORIES, MECHANISMS, AND SYNTHESIS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY?Introduction Developing New Theories, Concepts, and Understandings for Organic Chemistry Understanding Reaction MechanismsComputation-Guided Development of New Catalysts, New Reactions, and Synthesis Planning for Ideal Synthesis Conclusion CASE STUDY OF MECHANISMS IN SYNTHETIC REACTIONS Introduction Mechanistic Study of Coupling ReactionsMechanistic Study of Aerobic Oxidation Conclusion and Perspective ORGANIC MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY FOR BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS Introduction Molecular Design and Engineering of Donor Materials Molecular Design and Engineering of Acceptor Materials Conclusion and Outlook CATALYTIC UTILIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE: ACTUAL STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES IntroductionCatalytic Reductions of CO2 to Formic Acid and MethanolCO2 as a C1-Building Block in C - C Coupling ReactionsCatalytic C - O Bond Formation Utilizing Carbon Dioxide Current Industrial Processes Using CO2 Conclusion and Outlook SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY WITH AN EYE ON FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY Introduction Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Nucleophilic Addition of Terminal Alkynes in Water Conclusion and PerspectivesORGANIC Pi-CONJUGATED MOLECULES FOR ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS Introduction Conjugated Molecules for p-Type Organic Semiconductors Conjugated Molecules for n-Type Organic Semiconductors Conjugated Molecules for Photovoltaic Materials Conclusion and Outlook THE FUTURE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - AN ESSAY Introduction The Field of Organic Chemistry Will Broaden Conclusion