A selective indium-promoted silver-mediated intermolecular oxidative 1,4-alkylarylation of 1,3-dienes with α-carbonyl alkyl bromides and N-heterocycles was reported.

The excessive employment of traditional fossil fuels has caused energy dilemma and environmental pollution. Solar-driven hydrogen generation has attracted many attentions in recent years owing to its environmental friendliness and...

A simple protocol for the three-component intermolecular alkylesterification of styrenes with toluenes and peroxyesters using a copper catalyst is described. A variety of ester-containing complex compounds were synthesized with excellent functional group tolerance and step efficiency. Employing the combination of carboxylic acids and di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) oxidant instead of peroxyesters also gave similar results. In this transformation, aromatic acids, aliphatic acids, and amino acids were suitable substrates.