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 …

In recent years, visible‐light‐induced C− H bond functionalization has become an emerging
field at the forefront of organic chemistry. In a general sense, these approaches rely on the …

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acid Esters, Amides, and Nitriles with Homogeneous
Catalysts | Organic Process Research & Development ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS …

The catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines represents an atom-efficient and
environmentally benign reduction methodology in organic chemistry. This has been …

The catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acid derivatives represents an atom-efficient and
clean reduction methodology in organic chemistry. More specifically, the selective …

The energetic span model is a bridge connecting the kinetic outcome of experimental and
theoretical catalysis. It proves the utility of working with Gibbs energies (E‐representation) …

The selective hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines using a bench-stable cobalt
precatalyst under 4 atm of H2 is reported herein. The catalyst precursor was reduced in situ …

A β-diketiminato n-butylmagnesium complex is presented as a selective precatalyst for the
reductive hydroboration of organic nitriles with pinacolborane (HBpin). Stoichiometric …

Ruthenium complexes are an important class that has multiple catalytic and biological
applications. Ruthenium has a remarkably broad and diversified chemical spectrum. In the …

The catalytic hydroboration of imines, nitriles, and carbodiimides is a powerful method of
preparing amines which are key synthetic intermediates in the synthesis of many value …