Research and industrial interest in radical C–H activation/radical cross-coupling chemistry
has continuously grown over the past few decades. These reactions offer fascinating and …

The design and implementation of cascade reactions is a challenging facet of organic
chemistry, yet one that can impart striking novelty, elegance, and efficiency to synthetic …

This review is focused on the use of solid Lewis acids to promote catalytic oxidations. While
the concept of using Lewis acids to promote the reaction of organic substrates with oxidizing …

This volume of the Handbook adds five new chapters to the science of rare earths. Two of
the chapters deal with intermetallic compounds. An overview of ternary systems containing …

Carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions constitute the central theme
of organic synthesis, and progress in modern synthesis is dependent on development of …

Abstract Die Entwicklung und Umsetzung von Kaskadenreaktionen hat zu beachtlichen
neuartigen, eleganten und effizienten Synthesestrategien geführt. Als besonders …

Recent advances in the catalytic application of cerium complexes were achieved through
controlling the Ce (IV/III) redox couple. Although Ce (IV) complexes have been extensively …

Cerium belongs to the family of the lanthanides, which constitute (together with scandium
and yttrium) the so-called rare earth elements. Cerium is the most abundant of these …

Various biologically important quinoxaline derivatives have been efficiently synthesized in
excellent yields using catalytic amounts of cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) in water …

Cerium (IV) ammonium nitrate (CAN) has recently emerged as a versatile reagent for
oxidative electron transfer; the overwhelming number of reports serve as a testimony to the …