Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Hydrogen gas is a storable form of chemical energy that could complement intermittent
renewable energy conversion. One of the main disadvantages of hydrogen gas arises from …

The different types of acceptorless alcohol dehydrogenation (AAD) reactions are discussed,
followed by the catalysts and mechanisms involved. Special emphasis is put on the common …

Activation of inert chemical bonds by transition metal complexes is an area of utmost
importance. Efficient bond activation can provide a leading entry to successful catalytic …

Hydrogen produced from renewable resources is a promising potential source of clean
energy. With the help of low-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cells, molecular …

The rise of green chemistry has drawn attention to bond construction strategies that promote
atom economy and avoid mutagenic reagents. 1 For example, both goals are achieved by …

Energy storage and the use of abundantly available feedstock without contributing to the
carbon footprint are two significant global challenges. In this regard, the development of high …

Oxidation reactions are of fundamental importance in nature, and are key transformations in
organic synthesis. The development of new processes that employ transition metals as …

Metal-catalyzed reactions have made a great contribution to the recent growth of organic
synthesis, and a variety of synthetic methods have been reported using mainly group 8 …

A new catalytic system for the dehydrogenative oxidation of alcohols using a water-soluble
Cp* Ir complex bearing a bipyridine-based functional ligand as catalyst has been …