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

The use of metal–ligand cooperation (MLC) by transition metal bifunctional catalysts has
emerged at the forefront of homogeneous catalysis science. Specially designed ligands can …

Efficient hydrogen storage and release are essential for effective use of hydrogen as an
energy carrier. In principle, formic acid could be used as a convenient hydrogen storage …

Homogeneous catalysis of organic transformations by metal complexes has been mostly
based on complexes of noble metals. In recent years, tremendous progress has been made …

Catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions form the core of the modern
chemical industry. This vast class of reactions is found in any part of chemical synthesis …

The development of novel and efficient earth-abundant metal catalysts as inexpensive and
sustainable alternatives to noble-metal catalysts is a rapidly expanding and evolving field of …

The sustainable use of the resources on our planet is essential. Noble metals are very rare
and are diversely used in key technologies, such as catalysis. Manganese is the third most …

Computational chemistry provides a versatile toolbox for studying mechanistic details of
catalytic reactions and holds promise to deliver practical strategies to enable the rational in …

The use of bis (NHC) manganese (I) complexes 3 as catalysts for the hydrogenation of
esters was investigated. For that purpose, a series of complexes has been synthesized via …

Noyori-type catalysts have found numerous applications in research and industrial settings.
The central mechanistic component of such catalysts is a metal centre coordinated to a N–H …