Recent developments in C–H bond activation and functionalization by Pt complexes are
surveyed. Topics include the following: fundamental mechanistic investigations of C–H …

Chemical transformations that result in either the formation or cleavage of carbon–
heteroatom bonds are among the most important processes in the chemical sciences …

Many natural oxidations are relevant to the origin and running of life but usually proceeded
under mild conditions using molecular oxygen (O2) in the air as the sole oxidant and …

The application of environmentally benign, cheap, and economically viable oxidation
procedures is a key challenge of homogeneous, oxidative alkane functionalization. The …

Abstract Knowledge of exactly how metal complexes react with molecular oxygen is still
limited and this has hampered efforts to develop catalysts for oxidation reactions using O2 …

The photolytic activation of palladium (II) and platinum (II) complexes [M (BPI)(R)](R= alkyl,
aryl) featuring the 1, 3-bis (2-pyridylimino) isoindole (BPI) ligand has been investigated in …

Aerobic oxidation of a dimethylplatinum (II) complex featuring 1, 1-di (2-pyridyl) ethanol as a
supporting ligand leads to the formation of two unexpected PtIV complexes (in∼ 1: 1 ratio) …

Selective O 2 utilization remains a substantial challenge in synthetic chemistry. Biological
small-molecule oxidation reactions often utilize aerobically generated high-valent catalyst …

A unique mode of molecular oxygen activation, involving metal–ligand cooperation, is
described. Ir pincer complexes [(tBuPNP) Ir (R)](R= C6H5 (1), CH2COCH3 (2)) react with O2 …

Di-tetrazine-tetroxide (DTTO) was predicted in 2001 to have a density (up to 2.3 g cm− 3)
and heat of detonation (up to 421.0 kcal mol− 1) better than other explosives, making it the …