Alcohols are abundant and attractive feedstock molecules for organic synthesis. Many
methods for their functionalization require them to first be converted into a more activated …

The development of sustainable catalytic protocols that circumvent the use of expensive and
precious metal catalysts and avoid toxic reagents plays a crucial role in organic synthesis …

Manganese (I) complexes bearing a pyridyl-supported pyrazolyl-imidazolyl ligand efficiently
catalyzed the direct β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols under …

The unusual nonbifunctional outer-sphere strategy was successfully utilized in developing
an easily accessible N-heterocyclic carbene manganese (NHC-Mn) system for highly active …

One hexanuclear Cu (I) cluster of 4, 6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-thiolate efficiently catalyzes the
dehydrogenative cross-coupling of secondary and primary alcohols to α-alkylated ketones …

Acceptorless double dehydrogenative cross-coupling of secondary and primary alcohols
under nickel catalysis is reported. This Guerbet type reaction provides an atom-and a step …

Herein, a phosphine-free pincer ruthenium (III) catalyzed β-alkylation of secondary alcohols
with primary alcohols to α-alkylated ketones and two different secondary alcohols to β …

Herein, an unprecedented ruthenium (II) catalyzed direct cross-coupling of two different
secondary alcohols to β-disubstituted ketones is reported. Cyclic, acylic, symmetrical, and …

The β-alkylation of secondary alcohols has been successfully accomplished using earth
abundant, inexpensive and environmentally benign 3d transition metal chromium salt CrCl3 …

An iron-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen strategy has been applied in the synthesis of β-
branched carbonyl compounds. Various secondary benzylic and aliphatic alcohols have …