Defining the macromolecules of tomorrow through synergistic sustainable polymer research

FM Haque, JSA Ishibashi, CAL Lidston, H Shao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Transforming how plastics are made, unmade, and remade through innovative research and
diverse partnerships that together foster environmental stewardship is critically important to …

Selective decarbonylation via transition-metal-catalyzed carbon–carbon bond cleavage

H Lu, TY Yu, PF Xu, H Wei - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal-catalyzed decarbonylation via carbon–carbon bond cleavage is an
essential synthetic methodology. Given the ubiquity of carbonyl compounds, the selective …

Trends in the usage of bidentate phosphines as ligands in nickel catalysis

AL Clevenger, RM Stolley, J Aderibigbe… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A critically important process in catalysis is the formation of an active catalyst from the
combination of a metal precursor and a ligand, as the efficacy of this reaction governs the …

Catalytic dehydrogenative decarboxyolefination of carboxylic acids

X Sun, J Chen, T Ritter - Nature chemistry, 2018 - nature.com
Alkenes are among the most versatile building blocks and are widely used for the production
of polymers, detergents and synthetic lubricants. Currently, alkenes are sourced from …

Scalable electrochemical decarboxylative olefination driven by alternating polarity

AF Garrido‐Castro, Y Hioki, Y Kusumoto… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A mild, scalable (kg) metal‐free electrochemical decarboxylation of alkyl carboxylic acids to
olefins is disclosed. Numerous applications are presented wherein this transformation can …

Nickel-catalyzed C− H functionalization using a non-directed strategy

SM Khake, N Chatani - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
The activation of ubiquitous C–H bonds has great significance in the field of organic
synthesis given that it represents an ideal method for directly producing valuable chemicals …

A decarbonylative approach to alkylnickel intermediates and C(sp3)-C(sp3) bond formation

Z Huang, ME Akana, KM Sanders, DJ Weix - Science, 2024 - science.org
The myriad nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions rely on the formation of an
organonickel intermediate, but limitations in forming monoalkylnickel species have limited …

Decarboxylative olefination of activated aliphatic acids enabled by dual organophotoredox/copper catalysis

A Tlahuext-Aca, L Candish, RA Garza-Sanchez… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Herein, we demonstrate a dual organophotoredox/copper catalytic strategy toward
challenging decarboxylative olefination processes proceeding in high yields and …

N‐Acyl‐Glutarimides: Privileged Scaffolds in Amide N–C Bond Cross‐Coupling

G Meng, M Szostak - European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this Microreview, we describe the recent exciting developments in the burgeoning area of
amide N–C cross‐coupling enabled by amide bond twist of N‐acyl‐glutarimides. Since the …

Free-H2 deoxygenation of Jatropha curcas oil into cleaner diesel-grade biofuel over coconut residue-derived activated carbon catalyst

N Asikin-Mijan, JM Ooi, G AbdulKareem-Alsultan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diesel-like hydrocarbons were produced by the catalytic deoxygenation (DO) of Jatropha
curcas oil (JCO) over novel Ag x/AC and Ni y-Ag x/AC catalysts under an H 2-free …