Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes via Torquoselectivity-Controlled Olefination of Carbonyl Compounds with Ynolates, by Mitsuru Shindo and Kenji Matsumoto.- Stereoselective Synthesis of Z-Alkenes, by Woon-Yew Siau, Yao Zhang and Yu Zhao.- Stereoselective Synthesis of Mono-fluoroalkenes, by Shoji Hara.- Recent Advances in Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,3-Dienes, by Michael De Paolis, Isabelle Chataigner and Jacques Maddaluno.- Selective Olefination of Carbonyl Compounds via Metal-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer from Diazo Reagents, by Yang Hu and X. Peter Zhang.- Selective Alkene Metathesis in the Total Synthesis of Complex Natural Product, by Xiaoguang Lei and Houhua Li.- Olefination Reactions of Phosphorus-Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles, by Yonghong Gu and Shi-Kai Tian.- Alkene Synthesis Through Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones, by Yan Zhang and Jianbo Wang.

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M. Shindo K. MatsumotoStereoselective Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes via Torquoselectivity-Controlled Olefination of Carbonyl Compounds with Ynolates W.-Y. SiauY. ZhangY. ZhaoStereoselective Synthesis of Z-AlkenesS. Hara.- Stereoselective Synthesis of Mono-fluoroalkenesM. De PaolisI. Chataigner J. MaddalunoRecent Advances in Stereoselective Synthesis of 1,3-DienesY. Hu X. Peter ZhangSelective Olefination of Carbonyl Compounds via Metal-Catalyzed Carbene Transfer from Diazo Reagents X. Lei H. LiSelective Alkene Metathesis in the Total Synthesis of Complex Natural ProductY. Gu S.-K. TianOlefination Reactions of Phosphorus-Stabilized Carbon NucleophilesY. Zhang J. WangAlkene Synthesis Through Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of N-Tosylhydrazones