Cobalt has become increasingly attractive in homogeneous catalysis because of its unique
characteristics and outstanding catalytic performance in addition to being cheap and earth …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are cyclic carbenes bearing at least one R-amino
substituent. 1 The most common subclasses of NHCs are represented in Chart 1. Early work …

The “phenylpropenoids” are a well-known set of naturally occurring compounds obtained
mainly from plant sources. 1, 2 Of this group, the generalized 2-propenylbenzenes 1 and 1 …

We report herein that thermodynamic and kinetic isomerization of alkenes can be
accomplished by the combination of visible light with Co catalysis. Utilizing Xantphos as the …

The catalytic isomerization of C–C double bonds is an indispensable chemical
transformation used to deliver higher-value analogues and has important utility in the …

Metal-catalyzed olefin metathesis has become one of the most widely used organometallic
transformations for carbon-carbon formation in organic synthesis. For this reason, the Royal …

Application of an in situ generated bulky palladium (II) hydride catalyst obtained from a 1: 1:
1 mixture of Pd (dba) 2, P (t Bu) 3, and isobutyryl chloride provides an efficient protocol for …

Olefin isomerization is a significant transformation in organic synthesis, which provides a
convenient synthetic route for internal olefins and remote functionalization processes. The …

Although controlling both the position of the double bond and E: Z selectivity in alkene
isomerization is difficult, 1 is a very efficient catalyst for selective mono-isomerization of a …

The catalytic olefin isomerization reaction is a highly efficient and atom-economic
transformation in organic synthesis that has attracted tremendous attention both in academia …