The development of catalytic reactions of alkenes transformed the chemical industry in the
mid-20th century. Representative reactions included hydrogenation, oxidation …

At one time the synthetic chemist's last resort, reactions catalysed by transition metals are
now the preferred method for synthesizing many types of organic molecule. A recent …

In this handbook, Peer Kirsch clearly shows that this exciting field is no longer an exotic area
of research. Aimed primarily at synthetic chemists wanting to gain a deeper understanding of …

Terminal alkenes are readily available functional groups which appear in α‐olefins
produced by the chemical industry, and they appear in the products of many contemporary …

The objective of this review is to survey the current state of the Wacker and related alkene
oxidation reactions focusing on the reactions of higher alkenes and emphasizing the …

A number of different PdII catalyst systems have been reported recently for the Wacker-type
aerobic oxidative cyclization of alkenes bearing tethered nitrogen nucleophiles. This study …

Oxidative cyclizations of a variety of heteroatom nucleophiles onto unactivated olefins are
catalyzed by palladium (II) and pyridine in the presence of molecular oxygen as the sole …

Wacker oxidations, the conversion of terminal olefins to methyl ketones with Pd (II) catalysts,
have seen widespread use in synthetic applications. Standard synthetic Wacker conditions …

The PdII-catalysed oxidation of alkenes to carbonyl compounds, usually referred to as the
Wacker reaction, 1, 2 is one of the most well-known reactions mediated by palladium, and …

The literature contains an impressive number of Pdcatalysed reactions using alcohols as
substrates or reagents, and we are attempting to cover this topic with a series of reviews …