The development and application of efficient, convenient, selective, and environmentally
benign synthetic methods is highly desirable in organic chemistry. With this requirement …

The development of new and highly efficient strategies for the rapid construction of
complicated molecular structures has huge implications and remains a preeminent goal in …

Given its many distinct characteristics, electrochemistry represents an attractive approach to
meet the prevailing trends in organic synthesis. In particular, electrocatalysis—a process that …

High-valent iron-oxo intermediates have often been implicated, and in some cases
identified, as the active oxidant in oxygen activating nonheme iron enzymes. Recent …

High-valent iron (IV)–oxo species have been implicated as the key reactive intermediates in
the catalytic cycles of dioxygen activation by heme and non-heme iron enzymes. Our …

The conventional homogeneous catalysts for the enantioselective hydrogenation or transfer
hydrogenation of ketones are based on platinum metals and, in particular, ruthenium. This …

Given its ready availability, low price and environmentally friendly character, iron is an
attractive and often advantageous alternative to other transition metals in the field of …

The discovery of simple and efficient catalyst systems for the selective oxofunctionalization
of hydrocarbons is a challenging task of modern chemistry. The biomimetic approach, which …

Iron-containing enzymes are one of Nature's main means of effecting key biological
transformations. The mononuclear non-heme iron oxygenases and oxidases have received …

The Account discusses the phenomenon of two-state reactivity (TSR) or multistate reactivity
(MSR) in high-valent metal–oxo reagents, projecting its wide-ranging applicability starting …