The borrowing hydrogen (BH) principle, also called hydrogen auto-transfer, is a powerful
approach which combines transfer hydrogenation (avoiding the direct use of molecular …

Phenalenyl, a zigzag-edged odd alternant hydrocarbon unit can be found in the graphene
nanosheet. Hückel molecular orbital calculations indicate the presence of a nonbonding …

The alkyl group is the most common component of organic molecules and the most difficult
to selectively functionalize. The development of catalysts for dehydrogenation of alkyl …

Pincer ligands have become ubiquitous in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous
catalysis. Recently, new varieties of pincer ligands with non-symmetrical backbones and/or …

Our planet urgently needs sustainable solutions to alleviate the anthropogenic global
warming and climate change. Homogeneous catalysis has the potential to play a …

The preparation, structure, dynamic behavior in solution, and reactivity of polyhydride
complexes of platinum group metals, described during the last three decades, are …

The generation of bio‐targetable photosensitizers is of utmost importance to the emerging
field of photodynamic therapy and antimicrobial (photo‐) therapy. A synthetic strategy is …

The selective functionalization of alkanes and alkyl groups is a major goal of chemical
catalysis. Toward this end, a bulky triphosphine with a central secondary phosphino group …

We report the transfer-dehydrogenation of gas-phase alkanes catalyzed by solid-phase,
molecular, pincer-ligated iridium catalysts, using ethylene or propene as hydrogen acceptor …

Activation of alkanes can be achieved with different types of catalysts, spanning over
enzymes, homogeneous and heterogeneous metal catalysts. Though a tremendous amount …