Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

The site-selective formation of carbonrcarbon bonds through direct functionalizations of
otherwise unreactive carbonrhydrogen bonds constitutes an economically attractive strategy …

The direct α-alkylation of acetophenones with benzhydrols as well as 1-phenylethanols
using Amberlyst-15/[Bmim][PF6] ionic liquid as an affordable catalytic system has been …

Heterocycles are an extraordinarily important class of compounds, making up more than half
of all known organic compounds. Heterocycles are present in a wide variety of drugs, most …

Ruthenium catalysts enabled C–H bond functionalizations on arenes with challenging
secondary alkyl halides. Particularly, ruthenium (II) biscarboxylate complexes proved to be …

Catalytic C–H functionalizations are increasingly viable tools for sustainable syntheses. In
recent years, inexpensive cobalt complexes were identified as powerful catalysts for C–H …

Enol and phenol functionalities are very common in organic molecules. Utilization of these
materials is very appealing in organic synthesis because they are important alternatives to …

The first nickel-catalyzed C–H bond arylation of azoles with phenol derivatives is described.
The new Ni (cod) 2/dcype catalytic system is active for the coupling of various phenol …

Significant progress has been made in direct alkylations of (hetero) arenes with unactivated
alkyl halides. Thus, C–H bond functionalizations were accomplished with β-hydrogen …

In recent years, palladium-catalysed arylation of heteroaromatics via C–H bond activation
has become a popular method for generating carbon–carbon bonds. For this reaction, a …