Explore the state-of-the-art of catalytic asymmetric #Nazarov and interrupted Nazarov #cyclizations in a review by Dickinson & Tius📚 Organized by catalyst type, also covering organometallic variants🧪 #cyclopentenones 👉 buff.ly/Va6FAil

Photoisomerization of Borylated Alkenes and Dienes ( @GilmourLab , @AmeliaMessara , @bskweon0331 ) : www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo... ( @thieme-chemistry ; @synthesis1969.bsky.social ).

⚡New building blocks for #peptide sensing! Markus Heinrich & co-workers introduce Sox-substituted #lysines with strong Zn²⁺ coordination and #fluorescent properties💡 👉 buff.ly/MpnpecI

Earth-abundant metals in #alkene #hydrogenation! Hongli Bao & co-workers review recent advances in #phosphine supported Fe, Co, Ni, and Mn catalysts, highlighting how ligand design enables efficient H₂ activation and transfer⚗️ 👉 buff.ly/UvdgWLO

Multi(aryl)methyl-Substituted 1,10-Phenanthrolines: Synthesis and Application to Ir-Catalyzed Alkane C(sp3)–H Borylation with HBpin ( @thieme-chemistry , @synthesis1969.bsky.social ): www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo... .

👋 Meet the minds behind SYNTHESIS! This week, we're featuring our Associate Editor Akkattu Biju✨ Based at IISc Bengaluru, his pioneering contributions to #NHC catalysis and #organocatalysis have advanced modern synthetic chemistry. 🧪 Who's next? Meet another editor in 2 weeks! buff.ly/xmnnF91

Building α-chiral #carbonyls without CO gas or precious metals! Explore in the review by Wei Shu & co-workers the recent advances in Cu- and Ni-catalyzed asymmetric alkene #ydrofunctionalizations using acid derivatives🧪 #catalysis #copper #nickel 👉 buff.ly/bSuQEaX

M. G. Finn & co-workers uncover the versatile chemistry of #azanorbornadienes (ZND)! From rapid reactions with thiols and amines to traceless cargo release, these unique motifs open exciting possibilities for drug delivery💊 and degradable materials🌱 #oxanorbornadienes 👉 buff.ly/5IUtgcP

From simple #alkenes to complex scaffolds! Explore our review by Maiti & Das on recent advances in photo-induced #difunctionalization strategies, enabling molecular complexity via sustainable #radical chemistry🧬 👉 buff.ly/KCh19cN

#Tetrazines under the spotlight 🧪 Malakar & co-workers review the synthesis of 1,2,4,5-; 1,2,3,4-; and 1,2,3,5-tetrazines ⚡ From bioorthogonal chemistry to energetic materials, these N-rich heterocycles show broad impact across catalysis, optics & biomedicine 🔬✨ 👉 buff.ly/YNS4eze

#Copper catalyzed #silaboration meets aryl #allenes! Efficient formation of silyl-substituted allylboronates with high selectivity and up to 97% yield by Jaesook Yun & co-workers🧪 👉 buff.ly/SGAc0kS

♻️From greenhouse gas to building block: explore how sustainable #photochemical and #electrochemical strategies are transforming CO₂ into #aminoacids. A comprehensive review by Y. You & T. Mita🌱 👉 buff.ly/aL5mxXA

Dive into the latest advances in P-stereogenic #organophosphorus chemistry🧪 From asymmetric catalysis to medicinal applications, Jiang, Yu & co-workers highlight major breakthroughs from 2020–2025📚 #desymmetrization 👉 buff.ly/cF1uTPc

🔬Explore the fascinating world of selective [8+2] #cycloadditions and the subtle role of ester groups in controlling reaction outcomes. A compelling computational study by Houk and co-workers🧪 #DFT 👉 buff.ly/2e0rZH2

Prof Corinna Schindler ( @agschindler.bsky.social ) lecture at the BOSS XIX symposium (19th Belgian Organic Synthesis Symposium🇧🇪): Electrochemical High Throughput Experimentation. @BOSS-Symposium #BOSSXIX. With a special slide for @synthesis1969.bsky.social , @silicon-martin.bsky.social .

👋Meet the minds behind SYNTHESIS! We're kicking off our Editorial Board series with Martin Oestreich @silicon-martin.bsky.social, Editor-in-Chief✨ A leading expert in silicon chemistry at TU Berlin, his work has shaped the field 🧪Who's next? Next editor in 2 weeks! buff.ly/xmnnF91 #MeetTheEditors

New advance in oxidative #fluorination! Prakash & Singh report a simple, regioselective #Selectfluor mediated method to access 3,7-difluorinated #oxindoles from 3-substituted #indoles 🧪 👉 buff.ly/yD8N5fo

New twist in alkene #photochemistry 🔆 Ryan Gilmour & co-workers demonstrate that borylated π-systems enable controllable #isomerization beyond traditional methods, using #boron as a stereoelectronic “control switch” for selective structural changes⚡ 👉 buff.ly/I2ctOdS

✨Herrera, Marqués-López & co-workers report the first asymmetric synthesis of #chromone derived compounds via the #Pudovik reaction, combining #organocatalysis, NMR analysis & computational studies to explore stereochemistry and molecular polarity🔬 👉 buff.ly/0Ec74T7

📢 SYNTHESIS Editorial Board update Prof. Xin-Yuan Liu has been actively showcasing #SYNTHESIS and #Thieme journals during his recent outreach activities. ✅Interested in publishing in SYNTHESIS or related journals? Learn more here: buff.ly/6jbtelG

🏆Congratulations to the winners of the #SYNTHESIS Best Paper Award!🎉 Vantourout, Echeverria, Gnaim and his group developed an innovative synthetic methodology that advances efficient and sustainable chemical synthesis, earning this year's Best Paper Award. 👉 buff.ly/26Pt49x

Explore the future of molecular switches⚗️ New α, β-unsaturated nitrogen compounds developed by Andrey Smolobochkin & co-workers show up to 99% yield, photoswitch potential, and promising cytotoxic activity against #cancer cells🧬 #photoisomerization 👉 buff.ly/zBBq1gx

Join us for a #Cheminar on Thieme Chemistry Best Paper Awards🏆 with Prof. Samer Gnaim (Israel), Prof. Go Hirai (Japan), and Dr. David Palomas @davidpalomas.bsky.social (UK) 📅 June 24, 2026 ⏰ 2 PM (CEST) Sign up today👉 buff.ly/m34vg9u

Expanding SF₅ chemistry in a review on modern transfer reagents by Tian Qin & co-workers⚗️ Bench-stable SF₅ transfer reagents overcome the toxicity and handling issues of traditional sources🔬 #pentafluorosulfanylation #bioisosteres 👉 buff.ly/o6NPH0J

Accelerating photochemistry with a 3D-printed miniaturized platform by Fernández, González-Esguevillas & coworkers🧪 Enabling rapid photoredox optimization with 16- or 96-well parallel setups⚙️ #photochemistry #HTE 👉 buff.ly/G3xEr3b

Dive into a review on C–H functionalization with #alkynes ⚗️ by Srinivasarao Arulananda Babu & co-workers! Alkynes shine as versatile coupling partners enabling annulation, alkylation, alkenylation & more under Pd #catalysis 🔬 👉 buff.ly/OkgrEeo

Join us for a #Cheminar on Thieme Chemistry Best Paper Awards🏆 with Prof. Samer Gnaim (Israel), Prof. Go Hirai (Japan), and Dr. David Palomas @davidpalomas.bsky.social (UK) 📅 June 24, 2026 ⏰ 2 PM (CEST) Sign up today👉 buff.ly/m34vg9u

Exploring new routes to complex #alkaloids 🧬 Canesi & co-workers report a creative strategy toward the tetracyclic core of antiplasmodial myrioneurinol⚗️ Featuring an eco-friendly hypervalent iodine-mediated #dearomatization and rapid access to intricate polycyclic scaffolds 🚀 👉 buff.ly/y5lWfVf

New advances in 1,2,3- #triazole chemistry by Olga Hordiyenko & co-workers🧪 Discover an efficient C–H functionalization strategy using an in situ Turbo-Hauser base for introducing C-, P-, and S-electrophiles🚀 #cycloaddition #OpenAccess 👉 buff.ly/AEyhMKA

🧪Unlock the future of #selenium chemistry with Wang & Yang✨ Explore the latest advances in asymmetric #hydroselenation & selenofunctionalization — from chiral catalysts to photo/electrocatalysis 🚀 Tackling low-reactivity alkenes and stereocontrol remains the next challenge🔬 👉 buff.ly/bZyY0re