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

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

Optimum bifunctionality in a 2-(2-pyridyl-2-ol)-1,10-phenanthroline based ruthenium complex for transfer hydrogenation of ketones and nitriles: impact of the number of 2-hydroxypyridine fragments

(2016) Bhaskar Paul et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

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

(2016) Qingfu Wang et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

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

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

(2016) Christoph Schlepphorst 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

Metal-Ligand Cooperation

(2015) Julia R. Khusnutdinova 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

Ruthenium-catalyzed β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols

(2015) Wei Bai et al.   INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA

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

New Type of 2,6-Bis(imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-Based Ruthenium Complexes: Active Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones

(2015) Ke Li et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Understanding Selective Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones to Unsaturated Alcohols on the Au25(SR)18 Cluster

(2015) Runhai Ouyang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to n-Butanol Using Ruthenium P–N Ligand Complexes

(2015) Richard L. Wingad 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

α-Alkylation of Ketones with Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by a Cp*Ir Complex Bearing a Functional Bipyridonate Ligand

(2014) Feng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Catalytic Mechanisms of Direct Pyrrole Synthesis via Dehydrogenative Coupling Mediated by PNP-Ir or PNN-Ru Pincer Complexes: Crucial Role of Proton-Transfer Shuttles in the PNP-Ir System

(2014) Shuanglin Qu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Homogeneous Perdehydrogenation and Perhydrogenation of Fused Bicyclic N-Heterocycles Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes Bearing a Functional Bipyridonate Ligand

(2014) Ken-ichi Fujita et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Catalyst for Acceptorless Alcohol Dehydrogenation: Interplay of Theoretical and Experimental Studies

(2014) Guixiang Zeng et al.   ACS Catalysis

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

(2014) Yasushi Obora   ACS Catalysis

Synthesis, Structures of Benzoxazolyl Iridium(III) Complexes, and Applications on C–C and C–N Bond Formation Reactions under Solvent-Free Conditions: Catalytic Activity Enhanced by Noncoordinating Anion without Silver Effect

(2014) Dawei Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Iridium–CNP complex catalyzed cross-coupling of primary alcohols and secondary alcohols by a borrowing hydrogen strategy

(2014) Dawei Wang et al.   RSC Advances

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

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

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

Dehydrogenative Lactonization of Diols in Aqueous Media Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Iridium Complex Bearing a Functional Bipyridine Ligand

(2013) Ken-ichi Fujita et al.   ChemCatChem

A Polyaromatic Terdentate Binding Unit with Fused 5,6-Membered Chelates for Complexing s-, p-, d-, and f-Block Cations

(2013) Thi Nhu Y Hoang et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Recent Advances in Iridium-Catalyzed Alkylation of C–H and N–H Bonds

(2013) Shiguang Pan et al.   ACS Catalysis

Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Guerbet Coupling of Alcohols

(2013) Joseph T. Kozlowski et al.   ACS Catalysis

Efficient Iron-Catalyzed Direct β-Alkylation of Secondary Alcohols with Primary Alcohols

(2012) Jian Yang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Cooperative Catalysis by Iridium Complexes with a Bipyridonate Ligand: Versatile Dehydrogenative Oxidation of Alcohols and Reversible Dehydrogenation-Hydrogenation between 2-Propanol and Acetone

(2012) Ryoko Kawahara et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of new pyrrole–pyridine-based ligands using an in situ Suzuki coupling method

(2012) Matthias Böttger et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

6,6′-Dihydroxy terpyridine: a proton-responsive bifunctional ligand and its application in catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones

(2012) Cameron M. Moore et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A Versatile Ru Catalyst for the Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Both Aromatic and Aliphatic Sulfinylimines

(2012) Óscar Pablo et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Dehydrogenative Oxidation of Alcohols in Aqueous Media Using Water-Soluble and Reusable Cp*Ir Catalysts Bearing a Functional Bipyridine Ligand

(2012) Ryoko Kawahara et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Copper-catalyzed C-alkylation of secondary alcohols and methyl ketones with alcohols employing the aerobic relay race methodology

(2012) Shiheng Liao et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Catalytic Hydrosilylation of Alkenes by Iron Complexes Containing Terpyridine Derivatives as Ancillary Ligands

(2012) Kouji Kamata et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

One-pot β-alkylation of secondary alcohols with primary alcohols catalyzed by ruthenacycles

(2012) Xu Chang et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

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

Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Carboxylic Acids via a Nickel(II)- Catalyzed Hydrogen Transfer Process

(2011) Guo Tang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Core Modification of Cytisine: A Modular Synthesis

(2011) Christoph Hirschhäuser et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Vinylogous Aldol and Related Addition Reactions: Ten Years of Progress†

(2011) Giovanni Casiraghi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Catalytic Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling: Forming Carbon−Carbon Bonds by Oxidizing Two Carbon−Hydrogen Bonds

(2011) Charles S. Yeung et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

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

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

(2011) Chang Xu et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Computational Mechanistic Study on Cp*Ir Complex-Mediated Acceptorless Alcohol Dehydrogenation: Bifunctional Hydrogen Transfer vs β-H Elimination

(2011) Haixia Li et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Computational Study on the Catalytic Role of Pincer Ruthenium(II)-PNN Complex in Directly Synthesizing Amide from Alcohol and Amine: The Origin of Selectivity of Amide over Ester and Imine

(2011) Haixia Li et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Mechanism of Racemization of Chiral Alcohols Mediated by 16-Electron Ruthenium Complexes

(2010) Johann Bosson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Cross-coupling reaction of alcohols for carbon–carbon bond formation using pincer-type NHC/palladium catalysts

(2009) Osamu Kose et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

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

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

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

Iridium and Ruthenium Complexes with Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Efficient Catalysts for Transfer Hydrogenation, β-Alkylation of Alcohols, and N-Alkylation of Amines

(2008) Dinakar Gnanamgari et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS