The recent experimental discovery of ferromagnetism in organic C60-based polymers has re-ignited interest in the topic of magnetism in organic and nontraditional inorganic materials. While the nature of the s–p magnetism of C60-based polymers has some unique features not shared with non-traditional inorganic materials, a defect-based picture of the magnetism is found to provide a common thread ...

•A Ni-catalyzed regime for reductive alkylalkynylation of alkynes is described•Readily accessible N-(acyloxy)phthalimides are used as alkyl group donors•Stereodefined 1,3-enynes bearing diverse functional groups can be generated•The method amenable to cascade annulation transformations Despite key advances in multicomponent dicarbofunctionalization, additions remain limited, and examples involv...