Quinones are common stoichiometric reagents in organic chemistry. Para‐quinones with
high reduction potentials, such as DDQ and chloranil, are widely used and typically promote …

The oxidation of alcohols to the corresponding carbonyl compounds is a pivotal reaction in
organic synthesis. However, traditional oxidants are often toxic and release considerable …

Lignin is an aromatic polymer that constitutes up to 30 wt% of woody biomass and is
considered the largest source of renewable aromatics. Valorization of the lignin stream is …

The replacement of multistep, salt-generating chemical synthesis with efficient catalyzed
reactions that strive for atom economy1 is having a significant impact on the manufacture of …

In this tutorial review recent mechanistic studies on transition metal-catalyzed hydrogen
transfer reactions are discussed. A common feature of these reactions is that they involve …

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 …

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 …

1, 4-Benzoquinones have been found to prevent olefin isomerization of a number of allylic
ethers and long-chain aliphatic alkenes during ruthenium-catalyzed olefin metathesis …

Shvo's catalyst is a cyclopentadienone-ligated ruthenium complex,{[Ph4 (η5-C4CO)] 2H]}
Ru2 (CO) 4 (µ-H)(1, Scheme 1), that is a generally useful catalyst for transfer hydrogenation …

A highly efficient catalytic system without transition metals has been developed for aerobic
alcohol oxidations. Under the optimal reaction conditions, various alcohol substrates were …