YZU Professor Duan Weiliang from the College of Chemistry and Chemistry Engineering published his academic paper “Palladium‐Catalysed C‐H Alkenylation of Arenes with Alkynes: Stereoselective Synthesis of Vinyl Chlorides via a 1,4‐Chlorine Migration” in ( https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201808866).

In his paper, a directing group‐free, ligand‐promoted palladium‐catalyzed C−H arylation of internal alkynes with simple arenes was developed. Alkenyl chlorides resulting from a 1,4‐chlorine migration or trisubstituted alkenes were produced in moderate to good yields depending on the type of alkyne.

The research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Chemical Advantage Discipline of Jiangsu Province and the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Talent Project of Jiangsu Province.

By: College of Chemistry and Chemistry Engineering