As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

The emerging field of organometallic catalysis has shifted towards research on Earth-
abundant transition metals due to their ready availability, economic advantage, and novel …

Efficient hydrogen storage and release are essential for effective use of hydrogen as an
energy carrier. In principle, formic acid could be used as a convenient hydrogen storage …

Organoboron reagents represent a unique class of compounds because of their utility in
modern synthetic organic chemistry, often affording unprecedented reactivity. The …

The use of metal–ligand cooperation (MLC) by transition metal bifunctional catalysts has
emerged at the forefront of homogeneous catalysis science. Specially designed ligands can …

Asymmetric hydrogenation (AH) of double bonds has been one of the most effective
methods for the preparation of chiral molecules and for the synthesis of important chiral …

The development of novel and efficient earth-abundant metal catalysts as inexpensive and
sustainable alternatives to noble-metal catalysts is a rapidly expanding and evolving field of …

Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin remain an important renewable feedstock for the
chemical industry. Their industrial use has increased during the last 10 years from 31 to 51 …

Solvent molecules interact with reactive species and alter the rates and selectivities of
catalytic reactions by orders of magnitude. Specifically, solvent molecules can modify the …

The reactivity of metal‐hydride complexes can be harnessed by the modification of ancillary
ligands. With the aim of improving the hydride‐donor ability of the key Mn− H intermediate …