Ambiphilic cross-coupling with aryl-bismuth reagents

Cross-coupling reactions traditionally permit the formation of Ar-Ar bonds between an aryl nucleophile and an aryl electrophile under transition metal catalysis1,2. The high selectivity of the myriad of couplings known to date relies on a tailored combination of nucleophilic and electrophilic coupling partners, enabled by the mechanistic distinction between nucleophiles and electrophiles, which undergo fundamentally…

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April 2026 Ratings: Abdusattorov Ascends To World Number 4; Bodhana Cracks Women’s Top 100

While his compatriot GM Javokhir Sindarov carves up at the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has quietly moved into fourth position on the April FIDE classical rating list after a commanding victory at the 2026 Prague International Chess Festival super-tournament early in March. 11-year-old English FM Bodhana Sivanandan also made waves in March,…

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‘Several dozen’ orgs targeted by a new extortion crew • The Register

A new extortion crew has targeted “several dozen high-value” corporations through phishing and helpdesk social-engineering, according to Google. Google Threat Intelligence Group tracks the financially motivated group as UNC6783, and in a blog post, principal threat analyst Austin Larsen said that it may have ties to the “Raccoon” persona.  “We are aware of several dozen…

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Former Top Outside Editor Launches Public Lands Media Watchdog – Adventure Journal

RE:PUBLIC founder Chris Keyes. Courtesy RE:PUBLIC The American people own 640 million acres of public land, held by the federal government and administered primarily by just five agencies, the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service. This land comprises a whopping 28 percent of America’s…

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