issue 1 publication date 2014-03-01

• Rapid oxidation of alcohols and trimethylsilyl and tetrahydropyranyl ethers with CrO3 in the presence of sulfonic acid functionalized ordered nanoporous Na+-montmorillonite
• Efficient one-pot synthesis of pyrazoles catalyzed by nano-crystalline solid acid catalyst
• Disulfide catalyzed the highly regioselective conversion of epoxides to halohydrins with elemental halogens
• Trans-3,5-dihydroperoxy-3,5-dimethyl-1,2-dioxolane/HOAc/KI system as a new and mild catalyst for efficient synthesis of 1H-benzimidazoles and 1H-benzothiazoles in water
• A new application of nano-graphene oxide as a heterogeneous catalyst in crossed-aldol condensation reaction under solvent-free conditions
• Selective and efficient synthesis of 3-indolyl-2-oxindoles under catalysis of LiClO4
• A green procedure for synthesis of xanthene derivatives: Micellar solution of sodium dodecylphosphonate catalyzes condensation reaction of aldehydes and β-naphthol in aqueous media
• Zwitterionic imidazolium salt of [MOEI]-BSA: An efficient solid acid catalyst-promoted green synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives
• Spotlights: [M+.Crown.Y-] as a reagent (M+= K+, NO+; Y-= Br3-, I3-, H(NO3)2)