Despite ketones and esters playing a central role in synthesis, their low affinity for metal catalysts has long posed a challenge for chemists attempting to activate inert C-H bonds. "C-H bonds ...

while our approach to the synthesis of chiral ligands took on a more empirical flavor. Hydroxyl-Directed Acyl Transfer Catalysis: Our research on acyl transfer catalysis began with an interest in ...

After World War I, the Provisional Laboratory of Nitrogen was established to develop ammonia and nitric acid synthesis technology ... much sensation in the chemical industry because the catalyst ...

Homogeneous hydrogenolysis of organohalides using cobalt- and rhodium-catalysis under photocatalytic conditions facilitates the synthesis of ... of nitrous acid esters. A general homogeneous ...