Conspectus Activation of inert chemical bonds, such as C–H, C–O, C–C, and so on, is a very
important area, to which has been drawn much attention by chemists for a long time and …

In the coming decades major changes are expected in the chemical industry regarding the
utilized raw material inputs. Depleting fossil resources will gradually be replaced by …

The vibrational characteristics of 28 different boronic acid, boroxine anhydride, and boronate
ester species have been systematically investigated using a combination of experimental …

Direct application of benzyl alcohols (or their magnesium salts) as electrophiles in various
reactions with Grignard reagents has been developed via transition metal-catalyzed sp3 C …

Chemists' ability to synthesize structurally complex, high-value organic molecules from
simple starting materials is limited by methods to selectively activate and functionalize strong …

A new catalytic system has been developed involving the use of Ni (cod) 2 in conjunction
with 1, 3-dicyclohexylimidazol-2-ylidene for the cross-coupling of aryl and benzyl methyl …

Selective hydrogenolysis of cyclic and linear ether C–O bonds is accomplished by a tandem
catalytic system consisting of lanthanide triflates and sinter-resistant supported palladium …

The photocatalyzed addition of several hydrogen donors (ethers, aldehydes, alkanes,
amides) onto vinylpyridines was achieved. This approach provided access to alkylpyridines …

Iridium-catalyzed alkylation of methylquinolines at the methyl substituent was achieved
using alcohols as alkylating agents. The reaction proceeded through a transfer …

Cross-coupling of various O-based electrophiles with aryl bromides was developed through
Ni-catalyzed C–O activation in the presence of magnesium. Beside carboxylates …