A heterogeneous catalyst is a functional material that continually creates active sites with its
reactants under reaction conditions. These sites change the rates of chemical reactions of …

The first major breakthrough in asymmetric epoxidation (AE) using synthetic catalysts was
realized by Katsuki and Sharpless in 1980. 1 They achieved enantiomeric excesses (ee's) …

Efficient degradation of plastics, the vital challenge for a sustainable future, stands in need of
better chemical recycling procedures that help produce commercially valuable small …

Oxidation of hydrocarbons with clean oxidants is a crucial process for the development of
products ranging from commodity chemicals to speciality pharmaceuticals. While selective …

Abstract Hydrogen‐atom transfer (HAT), as one of the fundamental reactions in chemistry, is
investigated with state‐of‐the‐art gas‐phase experiments in conjunction with computational …

The importance of the selective activation of alkanes for science and technology in the
forthcoming decades does not need to be explicitly pointed out in this thematic issue of …

A multireference second-order perturbation theory using a restricted active space self-
consistent field wave function as reference (RASPT2/RASSCF) is described. This model is …

A novel Cu-catalyzed oxidative amidation− diketonization reaction of terminal alkynes
leading to α-ketoamides has been developed. This chemistry offers a valuable mechanistic …

Key challenges in modern synthetic chemistry include the design of reliable, selective, and
more sustainable synthetic methods, as well as the development of promising candidates for …

This review describes new reactions catalyzed by recently discovered types of metal
complexes and catalytic systems (catalyst+ co-catalyst). Works of recent years (mainly 2010 …