Copper-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of bridged bicyclic ketals from 1,1-disubstituted-4-methylene-1,6-hexanediols and related alkenols.

Bridged bicyclic ketals display a range of bioactivities. Their catalytic enantioselective synthesis from acyclic 1,1-disubstituted alkene diols is disclosed. This reaction combines asymmetric catalysis with a distal radical migration.

Determination of the dehydration pathway in a flexible metal-organic framework by dynamic x-ray diffraction.

Understanding guest exchange processes in metal-organic frameworks is an important step toward the rational design of functional materials with tailor-made properties. The dehydration of the flexible metal-organic framework [Co(AIP)(bpy)0.5(HO)]•2HO was studied by novel dynamic x-ray diffraction techniques.