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 ...

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