α, β-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds are key building blocks in organic chemistry. Their
catalytic synthesis has received significant attention during the past decades. Among the …

Transition metal catalyzed carbonylation reactions using carbon monoxide as the C-1
source have occupied an all important position in catalysis which is subsequently related to …

Alkene carbonylations represent a major technology for the production of value-added bulk
and fine chemicals. Nowadays, all industrial carbonylation processes make use of highly …

Five‐membered carbocycles are ubiquitously found in natural products, pharmaceuticals,
and other classes of organic compounds. Within this category, cyclopentenes deserve …

It has come to light: Renewed interest in conversions of highly oxygenated materials has
motivated studies of the organometallic-catalyzed photocatalytic dehydrogenative …

A new metal-free oxidative decarbonylative [2+ 2+ 2] carbocyclization of N-(2-ethynylaryl)
acrylamides with tertiary and secondary alkyl aldehydes is described. This reaction enables …

Metal-mediated cyclizations are important transformations in a natural product total
synthesis. The Pauson-Khand reaction, particularly powerful for establishing …

Air and moisture sensitive reactions were carried out in oven-dried glassware sealed with
rubber septa under a positive pressure of dry argon. Similarly sensitive liquids and solutions …

Alkencarbonylierungen sind wichtige Prozesse für die Produktion von Groß‐und
Feinchemikalien. Heutzutage nutzen alle industriellen Carbonylierungsprozesse das …

A new iridium‐catalyzed reaction in which molecular hydrogen and carbon monoxide are
cleaved from primary alcohols in the absence of any stoichiometric additives has been …