Hydrogenation is one of the most fundamental transformations in organic synthesis, and its
industrial applications span from fine chemicals to pharmaceuticals synthesis. 1− 3 Direct …

This review summarises the most recent advances in Ir–NHC catalysis while revisiting all the
classical reactions in which this type of catalyst has proved to be active. The influence of the …

The borrowing hydrogen methodology allows for the use of alcohols as alkylating agents for
C C bond forming processes offering significant environmental benefits over traditional …

The transfer hydrogenation of CO2 and carbonates from biomass-derived alcohols, such as
glycerol, to afford formic and lactic acid is a highly attractive path to valorizing two waste …

A set of iridium (I) and iridium (III) complexes is reported with triazolylidene ligands that
contain pendant benzoxazole, thiazole, and methyl ether groups as potentially chelating …

An attractive method for valorization of glycerol is the catalytic transformation to lactic acid.
By overcoming the solubility challenge associated with known homogeneous catalysts for …

Monodentate N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been an extremely successful
class of ancillary ligands in transition metal chemistry over the last 3 decades. Particularly …

Synthesis of N-arylated benzimidazolium salts 1–2, as stable N-heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)
σ-donor ligands, was carried out by simple, facile and high yielding method. Respective Se …

A set of aryl-substituted pyridylideneamide (PYA) ligands with variable donor properties
owing to a pronounced zwitterionic and a neutral diene-type resonance structure were used …

The asymmetric reduction of unsaturated carbonyl functionalities is one of the most
important chemical transformations to generate optically active stereocenters. Optically …