Catalytic reduction reactions using methanol as a transfer hydrogenating agent is gaining
significant attention because this simple alcohol is inexpensive and produced on a bulk …

The selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes/ketones, while preserving other
functional groups within the molecule, is of paramount importance in synthetic chemistry for …

Catalytic valorization of methanol in organic synthesis and energy technologies is
interesting and important for both fundamental research and industrial applications. In …

Coordinatively unsaturated complexes are interesting from a fundamental level for their
formally empty coordination site and, in particular, from a catalytic perspective as they …

This review explores the recent developments in catalytic transfer hydrogenation, focusing
on the selective reduction of α, β-unsaturated ketones to saturated ketones, and alkenes to …

Base metal catalyzed transfer hydrogenation reactions using methanol is highly challenging.
Employing a single N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC)‐based pincer (CNC) MnI complex …

Sustainable chemical research emphasizes chitosan‐based catalysts and the need to
explore the direct utilization of waste shrimp shells, whereas the use of ethanol as a …

The use of EtOH as hydrogen donor is remarkably under explored in transfer hydrogenation
reactions, even though EtOH represents an appealing hydrogen source. With the cationic …

Selective transfer hydrogenation (TH) of unsaturated molecules using methanol is
challenging as the in situ generated formaldehyde is prone to react with the active …

Methanol is gaining popularity as a transfer-hydrogenating agent in catalytic reduction
reactions because of its bulk-scale production and inexpensive nature. Current research …