Synergistic catalysis, a type of plural catalysis which utilizes at least two different catalysts to
enable a reaction between two separately activated substrates, has unlocked a plethora of …

The emergence of N-heterocyclic carbenes as ligands across the Periodic Table had an
impact on various aspects of the coordination, organometallic, and catalytic chemistry of the …

Hydride complexes of copper, silver, and gold encompass a broad array of structures, and
their distinctive reactivity has enabled dramatic recent advances in synthesis and catalysis …

This comprehensive reference and handbook covers in depth all major aspects of the use of
N-heterocyclic carbene-complexes in organic synthesis: from the theoretical background to …

An N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) contains a carbene carbon incorporated in a nitrogen-
containing heterocycle, presumably reactive and difficult to isolate. 1 The first isolation of …

The usually employed term of Holy Grail in the search of efficient methods that convert
readily available sources such as hydrocarbons into value added products is yet completely …

Since the groundbreaking work by Gilman1 in the 1950s, cuprates have become versatile
tools in organic synthesis, more precisely, in 1, 4-addition reactions to R,-unsaturated …

Although the chemistry of copper has a long history [1a-d], the relatively recent discovery of
N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) as transition-metal supporting ligands has permitted novel …

Cooking with gas: Copper complexes serve as excellent catalysts for the direct carboxylation
of aromatic heterocyclic C H bonds with CO 2, thereby offering an economical and …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an attractive, cheap, and nontoxic C1 source.[1] However, because
of its high thermodynamic stability and low reactivity, the use of CO2 as a C1 source for CÀC …