Water is truly ubiquitous. Approximately 80% of the earth's surface is covered by water,
although only 1% of this is drinkable water. Water is the solvent of life and makes up about …

Rapid developments in the field of catalysis are leading to an increased demand for tailor‐
made catalysts. Water‐soluble complex catalysts, which are being intensively investigated at …

Aryl-and alkyl-substituted tertiary phosphines are among the most common ligands used in
homogeneous catalysts, but they are hydrophobic, as in general are the products of the …

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones by formate in neat water is shown to be
viable with Rh‐TsDPEN and Ir‐TsDPEN catalysts, derived in situ from [Cp* MCl2] 2 (M= Rh …

,/3-Unsaturated aldehydes are known to be valuable intermediates in the field of fragrance
and flavor chemistry, 1 and very oftenthe multistep synthesisto new products involves the …

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) has emerged as a practical, powerful alternative to
asymmetric hydrogenation for the production of chiral alcohols, one of the most valuable …

In addition to the useful physical properties of biphasic systems (easy separation of products
and catalyst, facile catalyst reuse) aqueous media may largely influence the chemistry of …

Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) prepared by decomposition of ethane over a Ni/alumina catalyst,
are used as support for palladium clusters. The carbon support displays a mean diameter of …

This paper reports a pH-dependent hydrogenation of water-soluble carbonyl compounds by
hydrogen transfer from HCOONa as a hydrogen source (transfer hydrogenation) promoted …

Allylic alcohols are highly important compounds which are used in a variety of processes.
They can be obtained from α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds via stoichiometric or …