Retro Blast from the Past (2019): Our #TOCoftheWeek, and it’s not even in our journal: Student-Generated Digital Tutorials in an Introductory Organic Chemistry Course, a reminder by @Teachforaliving 

NewTechTwin: RT @InorgChem: For our #TOCoftheWeek, Sarkar et al. report the encapsulation of o-, m-, and p-carboranes in the cavities of the three neutral tetrahedral palladium(II) cages. The assembly formation is examined by MS, IR, NMR, and DFT calcula…

Isomer-Specific Heavy-Atom Tunneling in the Ring Expansion of Fluorenylazirines. An outstanding tour de force of mechanistic physical organic chemistry involving a wide range of approaches just out in #JOrgChem as an #ACSEditorsChoice and our #TOCoftheWeek

Gonzalvez et al. detect the Fe(III)/(IV) Me10Fc oxidation process voltammetrically in ionic liquids at GC and BDD electrodes, identifying it as a quasi-reversible reaction. Check out our #TOCoftheWeek:

In our #TOCoftheWeek, Bokouende et al. describe the synthesis and study of complexes of Eu(II) and Sm(II) with hexamethylhexacyclen as a novel ligand, showcasing unique geometries and emission spectra:

Liao and colleagues are excited to share their #OrgLett publication featuring a metal-free NHC-catalyzed SNAr reaction for perfluorinated diarylmethanone synthesis. A promising method for pharmaceuticals and energy tech. Read more: Our #TOCoftheWeek!

Nakamura et al. report a metallomacrocycle with three metal-free bpy units fixed in a cisoid conformation, leading to the formation of pentagonal prism clusters of H2O molecules surrounded by hydrogen-bond acceptors. Unveiling our #TOCoftheWeek:

Our work is now selected as #TOCoftheWeek, Thank you @JOC_OL.

Gravogi et al. demonstrate the extraordinary flexibility of the tris(NHC) ligand TIMMNMes to support iron in eight oxidation states, iron(0) to iron(VII). Don't miss our #TOCoftheWeek:

Get your Bart chem here: Lewis Base Activation by Uranium(III) Complexes, new in @Orgmet_ACS. Our #TOCoftheWeek! 

Ocampo and Murray report the ligand reactivity of anionic tris (β-diketiminate) copper complexes toward alkyl halides and Brønsted acids. Please enjoy our #TOCoftheWeek:

Main-group origami! Our #TOCoftheWeek features the work of Lee, Sekiguchi, and colleagues on isomerization of bicyclobutanes, going heavy on cyclopropenes (. Part of our upcoming Special Issue "Organometallic Chemistry Inspired by Irina Beletskaya."

Jordan et al. examine the electrochemical and photophysical properties of nickel(II) complexes [Ni(C6F5)2(diimine)] and assess the σ-donating and π-accepting character of the C6F5 ligand. Don’t miss our top pick for #TOCoftheWeek!

Colliard and Deblonde present 25 new compounds with Keggin-derived ligands, forming a consistent base formula of Csx[M(XW11O39)2]·nH2O. Check out our #TOCoftheWeek:

Le et al. demonstrate that peptide-like thiocarboxamide ligands clip manganese carbonyl Mn(CO)3 fragments together in reduction-level-dependent structural forms. Please take a look at our #TOCoftheWeek:

Giri et al. report the synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, and spectroscopic properties of an exceptional fused hourglass-shaped, 25-vertex macropolyhedral cluster [(Cp*Co)5Co2B18H17(CH3)S]. Please take a look at our #TOCoftheWeek:

The complex interplay of Pd/Ag speciation involving triphenylphosphine is revealed in the catalytic direct arylation of arenes. See the new work from @Ian_Fairlamb, Perutz, and team Our #TOCoftheWeek

Yee-haw! Check out this work on titanium broncin' allene complexes lassoed by Fischer, Beckhaus, and team. Our #TOCoftheWeek and part of our upcoming Special Issue "Early Transition Metals in Organometallic Chemistry." Please have a look:

Wang et al. design a flexible macrocyclic ligand to synthesize copper(I) complexes of varying nuclearities with interesting dynamic behavior. Presenting our #TOCoftheWeek:

Zhang et al. disclose the gram-scale, one-pot synthesis of a new cofacial porphyrin architecture, and its metalated products with Ni(II), Co(II), and Cu(II). Don’t miss our #TOCoftheWeek: