Recent advances in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution using nanoparticles

J Zhu, L Hu, P Zhao, LYS Lee, KY Wong - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen fuel is considered as the cleanest renewable resource and the primary alternative
to fossil fuels for future energy supply. Sustainable hydrogen generation is the major …

Transition metal nanoparticles as nanocatalysts for Suzuki, Heck and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions

M Ashraf, MS Ahmad, Y Inomata, N Ullah… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transition metal (TM) catalyzed cross-coupling reactions are the utmost versatile and
reliable methods for the production of many industrially important fine chemicals. The …

Asymmetric synthesis of allylic compounds via hydrofunctionalisation and difunctionalisation of dienes, allenes, and alkynes

G Li, X Huo, X Jiang, W Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrofunctionalisation and difunctionalisation of dienes, allenes, and alkynes are widely
utilized in the synthesis of valuable allylic compounds. In the past decades, asymmetric …

Nonclassical routes for amide bond formation

RM De Figueiredo, JS Suppo, JM Campagne - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The present review offers an overview of nonclassical (eg, with no pre-or in situ activation of
a carboxylic acid partner) approaches for the construction of amide bonds. The review aims …

Recent advances in hydrometallation of alkenes and alkynes via the first row transition metal catalysis

J Chen, J Guo, Z Lu - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrometallation of alkenes and alkynes provides a straightforward route to access alkyl‐or
alkenyl‐metal reagents, which have a wide range of applications in organic transformations …

Light-Emitting Self-Assembled Materials Based on d8 and d10 Transition Metal Complexes

VWW Yam, VKM Au, SYL Leung - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The spontaneous self-organization of matters has always been one of the most fascinating
wonders in the world. Self-assembly refers to “the autonomous organization of components …

Transition-metal-catalyzed functionalization of alkynes with organoboron reagents: new trends, mechanistic insights, and applications

J Corpas, P Mauleon, RG Arrayás, JC Carretero - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalytic functionalization of alkynes with organoboron reagents provides a straightforward
access to stereochemically defined multisubstituted alkenes, which are structural motifs …

Which metals are green for catalysis? Comparison of the toxicities of Ni, Cu, Fe, Pd, Pt, Rh, and Au salts

KS Egorova, VP Ananikov - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental profiles for the selected metals were compiled on the basis of available data
on their biological activities. Analysis of the profiles suggests that the concept of toxic heavy …

Understanding active species in catalytic transformations: From molecular catalysis to nanoparticles, leaching,“Cocktails” of catalysts and dynamic systems

DB Eremin, VP Ananikov - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present review, we consider the transformations of molecular catalysts, leaching,
aggregation and various interconversions of metal complexes, clusters and nanoparticles …

Developments in photoredox/nickel dual-catalyzed 1, 2-difunctionalizations

SO Badir, GA Molander - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
Progress in Ni/photoredox dual catalysis has enabled the construction of C (sp 3)-hybridized
centers under extremely mild reaction conditions in the presence of diverse functional …