Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

The reductive amination, the reaction of an aldehyde or a ketone with ammonia or an amine
in the presence of a reducing agent and often a catalyst, is an important amine synthesis …

Reductive aminations constitute an important class of reactions widely applied in research
laboratories and industries for the synthesis of amines as well as pharmaceuticals …

Transition metals, which are of diversity in their bonding orbitals, have a variety of significant
oxidation states and more complex chemical properties compared to the main group metals …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

Platform molecules from lignocellulosic biomass, such as levulinic acid (LA), furfural (FF),
and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), hold great potentials as precursors to various fuels and …

Nitrogen-containing compounds are pivotal building blocks with extensive application in the
manufacture of pharmaceuticals, polymer materials, agrochemicals and organic synthesis …

Transformation of biomass into valuable nitrogen‐containing compounds is highly desired,
yet limited success has been achieved. Here we report an efficient catalyst system, partially …

This review provides a synthetic overview of the recent research advancements addressing
the topic of catalysis with colloidal ruthenium metal nanoparticles through the last five years …

The production of amines from biomass is a growing field of interest. Particularly the
amination of bio-based alcohols receives a lot of attention. In this review, we discuss recent …