We are very glad to announce the publication of our latest paper at the Journal of the American Chemical Society, entitled "Gold(I)–catalyzed enantioselective annulations between allenes and alkene-tethered oxime ethers: A straight entry to highly substituted piperidines and aza-bridged medium-sized carbocycles", by D. C. Marcote, I. Varela, J. Fernandez-Casado, J. L. Mascareñas and F. López.

The article "Rhodium‐catalyzed annulation of ortho‐alkenylanilides with alkynes: Formation of unexpected naphthalene adducts" by A. Seoane, C. Comanescu, N. Casanova, R. García-Fandiño, D. Xabier, J. L. Mascareñas and M. Gulías is already on-line as an accepted article.

Abstract: o‐Alkenyl‐N‐triflylanilides undergo Rh(III)‐catalyzed oxidative annulations with alkynes to produce different types of naphthylamides, in a process which involves the cleavage of two C‐H bonds. Remarkably, in addition to formal dehydrogenative (4C+2C) cycloadducts, the reaction also produces variable amounts of isomeric naphthylamides whose formation requires a formal migration of the alkenyl moiety from the ortho to the meta position of the anilide. Also interestingly, the annulation reaction can be efficiently carried out in the absence of external oxidants, such as Cu(OAc)2.

We are really happy to announce the paper entitled "Rhodium(III)‐Catalyzed Annulation of 2‐Alkenylanilides with Alkynes via C‐H Activation: a Direct Access to 2‐substituted Indolines" has been selected at Synfacts 2018; 14(09): 0915.

This work by M. Font, B. Cendón, A. Seoane, J. L. Mascareñas and M. Gulías reports the methodology for a new, mild, and selective oxidative annulation of readily available substrates in the presence of a rhodium(III) catalyst