ortho-Amino group functionalized 2,2′-bipyridine based Ru(ii) complex catalysed alkylation of secondary alcohols, nitriles and amines using alcohols

Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis with Secondary Alcohols: A New Route for the Generation of β-Branched Carbonyl Compounds

(2017) Wasim M. Akhtar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Investigation of Hydrogenation of Formic Acid to Methanol using H2 or Formic Acid as a Hydrogen Source

(2017) Akihiro Tsurusaki et al.   ACS Catalysis

Facile Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Arylmethyl Nitriles Using Alcohols Enabled by Metal–Ligand Cooperation

(2017) Subramanian Thiyagarajan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Backbone Immobilization of the Bis(bipyridyl)pyrazolate Diruthenium Catalyst for Electrochemical Water Oxidation

(2017) Jann Odrobina et al.   ACS Catalysis

A Convenient Ruthenium-Catalysed α-Methylation of Carbonyl Compounds using Methanol

(2016) Tuan Thanh Dang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Amidation of Unactivated Alkyl Bromides

(2016) Eloisa Serrano et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Upgrading ethanol to 1-butanol with a homogeneous air-stable ruthenium catalyst

(2016) Kuei-Nin T. Tseng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Catalytic conversion of methanol/ethanol to isobutanol – a highly selective route to an advanced biofuel

(2016) Richard L. Wingad et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Bifunctional RuII-Complex-Catalysed Tandem C−C Bond Formation: Efficient and Atom Economical Strategy for the Utilisation of Alcohols as Alkylating Agents

(2016) Bivas Chandra Roy et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis and properties of new mononuclear Ru(ii)-based photocatalysts containing 4,4′-diphenyl-2,2′-bipyridyl ligands

(2016) Benjamin J. Coe et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Bifunctional Ru(ii) complex catalysed carbon–carbon bond formation: an eco-friendly hydrogen borrowing strategy

(2016) Kaushik Chakrabarti et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Ruthenium(III)-Catalyzed β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols

(2016) Qingfu Wang et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Active Cp*Iridium(III) Complex with ortho-Hydroxyl Group Functionalized Bipyridine Ligand Containing an Electron-Donating Group for the Production of Diketone from 5-HMF

(2016) Zhanwei Xu et al.   ACS Catalysis

Simple Ligand Modifications with Pendent OH Groups Dramatically Impact the Activity and Selectivity of Ruthenium Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation: The Importance of Alkali Metals

(2016) Cameron M. Moore et al.   ACS Catalysis

Base-Free Iridium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Esters and Lactones

(2016) Timothy P. Brewster et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ruthenium-NHC Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Methylene Ketones Provides Branched Products through Borrowing Hydrogen Strategy

(2016) Christoph Schlepphorst et al.   ACS Catalysis

Homogeneous Ethanol to Butanol Catalysis—Guerbet Renewed

(2016) Hope Aitchison et al.   ACS Catalysis

C-Alkylation of Ketones and Related Compounds by Alcohols: Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation

(2015) Fei Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Oxidation and β-Alkylation of Alcohols Catalysed by Iridium(I) Complexes with Functionalised N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

(2015) M. Victoria Jiménez et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Synthesis of a-Alkylated Ketones via Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenation/a-Alkylation from Secondary and Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Metal–Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Complex [Cp*Ir(2,2′-bpyO)(H2O)]

(2015) Rongzhou Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Highly Selective Formation of n-Butanol from Ethanol through the Guerbet Process: A Tandem Catalytic Approach

(2015) Sumit Chakraborty et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Iridium-Catalyzed Borylation of Primary Benzylic C–H Bonds without a Directing Group: Scope, Mechanism, and Origins of Selectivity

(2015) Matthew A. Larsen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ni-Catalyzed Divergent Cyclization/Carboxylation of Unactivated Primary and Secondary Alkyl Halides with CO2

(2015) Xueqiang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-Methylation of Amines with Methanol at Room Temperature

(2015) Vasily N. Tsarev et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Electron Transfer Mediator Effects in the Oxidative Activation of a Ruthenium Dicarboxylate Water Oxidation Catalyst

(2015) Matthew V. Sheridan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed N-Methylation of Amines Using Methanol

(2015) Tuan Thanh Dang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Review of catalytic systems and thermodynamics for the Guerbet condensation reaction and challenges for biomass valorization

(2015) Dries Gabriëls et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Light-promoted N,N-dimethylation of amine and nitro compound with methanol catalyzed by Pd/TiO2 at room temperature

(2015) Lina Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

Pyridine Coordination Chemistry for Molecular Assemblies on Surfaces

(2014) Graham de Ruiter et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Iridium-catalyzed selective α-methylation of ketones with methanol

(2014) Shinji Ogawa et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Deactivation in Homogeneous Transition Metal Catalysis: Causes, Avoidance, and Cure

(2014) Robert H. Crabtree   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

POP–Pincer Ruthenium Complexes: d6 Counterparts of Osmium d4 Species

(2014) Joaquín Alós et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Ligand-Controlled Regiodivergent Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation of Allyl Esters with CO2

(2014) Toni Moragas et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ni-Catalyzed Carboxylation of Unactivated Primary Alkyl Bromides and Sulfonates with CO2

(2014) Yu Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Neutral and cationic ruthenium carbonyl complexes [Ru(CO)(2,2′-dipyridylamine)(PR3)Cl2] and [Ru(CO)(N–N)(PPh3)2(H)]Cl: synthesis, structural characterization and transfer-hydrogenation

(2014) Deividi Alexandre Cavarzan et al.   TRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY

Recent Advances in α-Alkylation Reactions using Alcohols with Hydrogen Borrowing Methodologies

(2014) Yasushi Obora   ACS Catalysis

Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling of Primary and Secondary Alcohols

(2013) Sanaa Musa et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Tris(acetylacetonato)rhodium(III)-Catalyzed α-Alkylation of Ketones, β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols and Alkylation of Amines with Primary Alcohols

(2013) Ponnam Satyanarayana et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Catalyst-Free Dehydrative α-Alkylation of Ketones with Alcohols: Green and Selective Autocatalyzed Synthesis of Alcohols and Ketones

(2013) Qing Xu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol into an Advanced Biofuel: Unprecedented Selectivity forn-Butanol

(2013) George R. M. Dowson et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of Alkylated Nitriles by [RuHCl(CO)(PPh3)3]-catalyzed Alkylation of Acetonitrile Using Primary Alcohols

(2013) Takashi Kuwahara et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Metal-complexes of optically active amino- and imino-based pyridine ligands in asymmetric catalysis

(2013) Giorgio Chelucci   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Reductive Couplings of 2-Halopyridines without External Ligand: Phosphine-Free Nickel-Catalyzed Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical 2,2′-Bipyridines

(2013) Lian-Yan Liao et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids Catalyzed by Half-Sandwich Complexes of Iridium and Rhodium

(2013) Timothy P. Brewster et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Osmium Catalyst for the Borrowing Hydrogen Methodology: α-Alkylation of Arylacetonitriles and Methyl Ketones

(2013) María L. Buil et al.   ACS Catalysis

Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling: A Historical Contextual Perspective to the 2010 Nobel Prize

(2012) Carin C. C. Johansson Seechurn et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Applied Hydroformylation

(2012) Robert Franke et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed C–H Bond Activation and Functionalization

(2012) Percia Beatrice Arockiam et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Techno-economics for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol by indirect gasification and mixed alcohol synthesis

(2012) Abhijit Dutta et al.   Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Coordination Versatility of sp3-Hybridized Pincer Ligands toward Ligand–Metal Cooperative Catalysis

(2012) Dmitri Gelman et al.   ACS Catalysis

Shvo’s Catalyst and [IrCp*Cl2(amidine)] Effectively Catalyze the Formation of Tertiary Amines from the Reaction of Primary Alcohols and Ammonium Salts

(2011) Candela Segarra et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Iridium-catalyzed α-Alkylation of Acetonitrile with Primary and Secondary Alcohols

(2011) Takuya Sawaguchi et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

CuI/H2/NaOH-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Two Different Alcohols for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation: “Borrowing Hydrogen”?

(2011) Takashi Miura et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Monoalkylation of Acetonitrile by Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes

(2011) Bruno Anxionnat et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Efficient Iridium-Thioether-Dithiolate Catalyst for β-Alkylation of Alcohols and Selective Imine Formation via N-Alkylation Reactions

(2011) Chang Xu et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Transfer Hydrogenation in Water via a Ruthenium Catalyst with OH Groups near the Metal Center on a bipy Scaffold

(2011) Ismael Nieto et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Palladium-Catalyzed Ligand-Directed C−H Functionalization Reactions

(2010) Thomas W. Lyons et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

C—H Bond Activation in Transition Metal Species from a Computational Perspective

(2010) David Balcells et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

The role of butanol in the development of sustainable fuel technologies

(2010) Benjamin G. Harvey et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Ruthenium-Based Heterocyclic Carbene-Coordinated Olefin Metathesis Catalysts†

(2009) Georgios C. Vougioukalakis et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Dehydrogenation as a Substrate-Activating Strategy in Homogeneous Transition-Metal Catalysis

(2009) Graham E. Dobereiner et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Catalysis by rhodium complexes bearing pyridine ligands: Mechanistic aspects

(2009) Alvaro J. Pardey et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Dialkylamino cyclopentadienyl ruthenium(ii) complex-catalyzed α-alkylation of arylacetonitriles with primary alcohols

(2009) Hung Wai Cheung et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Force-induced activation of covalent bonds in mechanoresponsive polymeric materials

(2009) Douglas A. Davis et al.   NATURE

Ruthenium-Catalyzed β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols

(2008) Hung Wai Cheung et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Ligand Effects in Homogeneous Au Catalysis

(2008) David J. Gorin et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Alcohol cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by Ru and Ir terpyridine complexes

(2008) Dinakar Gnanamgari et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Preparation of a Series of “Ru(p-cymene)” Complexes with Different N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for the Catalytic β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols and Dimerization of Phenylacetylene

(2008) Amparo Prades et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

First Cp*-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Its Coordination to Iridium. Study of the Catalytic Properties

(2008) André Pontes da Costa et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS