Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Covalent bond

  1. Oxoammonium catalysis enables enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-pyrrolidines
    Oxoammonium-catalyzed desymmetrization of meso-pyrrolidines via enantioselective hydride transfer with over 90% ee, featuring mechanistic insights from isolated intermediates.
  2. Additive covalent radii fitted for near-sixfold metal bonds
    Additive covalent radii for sixfold metal-metal bonded dimers across transition metals and actinides with 12 valence electrons in (1σ)²(2σ)²π⁴δ⁴ configuration.