Key similarities and differences of Pd and Ni in catalytic systems are discussed. Overall, Ni
and Pd catalyze a vast number of similar C–C and C–heteroatom bond-forming reactions …

Conspectus Transition-metal-catalyzed C–O bond activation provides a useful strategy for
utilizing alcohol-and phenol-derived electrophiles in cross-coupling reactions, which has …

Biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass via a lignin first approach delivers a range of products
with high oxygen content. Besides pulp, a lignin oil rich in guaiacols and syringols is …

We report the catalytic reduction of a C–O bond and the borylation by a rhodium complex
bearing an X-type PAlP pincer ligand. We have revealed the reaction mechanism based on …

Among phenol-derived electrophiles, aryl sulfamates are attractive substrates since they can
be employed as directing groups for C–H functionalization prior to catalysis. However, their …

A step‐economical and operationally simple nickel‐catalyzed cross‐electrophile coupling of
aryl phosphates with aryl bromides through C− O bond cleavage, which precluded the …

Amide cross-couplings that rely on C–N bond activation by transition metal catalysts have
emerged as valuable synthetic tools. Despite numerous discoveries in this field, no catalytic …

The cross-coupling of aryl esters has emerged as a powerful platform for the
functionalization of otherwise inert acyl C–O bonds in chemical synthesis and catalysis …

We report the direct arylation of non-derivatized alcohols with boronic acids and
demonstrate that a Pd catalyst, in combination with a carbodiimide, can be used to forge a C …

We report a combined experimental and mechanistic study on the Buchwald–Hartwig
amination and C–S/S–H metathesis of aryl sulfides by selective activation of C–S bonds …