The emerging field of organometallic catalysis has shifted towards research on Earth-
abundant transition metals due to their ready availability, economic advantage, and novel …

Multimetallic catalysis is based on the combined action of different metals in a chemical
transformation. It has witnessed rapidly increasing developments during the past decades in …

The demand for fossil derivate fuels and chemicals has increased, augmenting concerns on
climate change, global economic stability, and sustainability on fossil resources. Therefore …

Carbon monoxide was discovered and identified in the 18th century. Since the first
applications in industry 80 years ago, academic and industrial laboratories have broadly …

Since the seminal reports by Shaw and co-workers in the mid-1970s, 1-7 the chemistry of
pincer-ligated transition-metal complexes has experienced tremendous development and …

The rise of green chemistry has drawn attention to bond construction strategies that promote
atom economy and avoid mutagenic reagents. 1 For example, both goals are achieved by …

Cyclometalation refers to the transition metal-mediated activation of a CR bond to form a
metallacycle comprising a new metal-carbon σ bond (Scheme 1). 1, 2 Typically, the reaction …

A new catalytic system for the dehydrogenative oxidation of alcohols using a water-soluble
Cp* Ir complex bearing a bipyridine-based functional ligand as catalyst has been …

Conspectus Over the last three decades, transition-metal-catalyzed organic transformations
have been shown to be extremely important in organic synthesis. However, most of the …

Water is one of the most abundant molecules on earth. It is inexpensive, especially when
compared to organic solvents, nonflammable, and nontoxic, it has a large heat capacity, and …