First-row transition metal (de) hydrogenation catalysis based on functional pincer ligands

L Alig, M Fritz, S Schneider - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The use of 3d metals in de/hydrogenation catalysis has emerged as a competitive field with
respect to “traditional” precious metal catalyzed transformations. The introduction of …

Hydride transfer reactions catalyzed by cobalt complexes

W Ai, R Zhong, X Liu, Q Liu - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cobalt has become increasingly attractive in homogeneous catalysis because of its unique
characteristics and outstanding catalytic performance in addition to being cheap and earth …

Divergent Access to Chiral C2- and C3-Alkylated Pyrrolidines by Catalyst-Tuned Regio- and Enantioselective C(sp3)–C(sp3) Coupling

X Wang, J Xue, ZQ Rong - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Novel-substituted pyrrolidine derivatives are widely used in drugs and bioactive molecules.
The efficient synthesis of these valuable skeletons, especially enantiopure derivatives, is still …

Positional and geometrical isomerisation of alkenes: the pinnacle of atom economy

JJ Molloy, T Morack, R Gilmour - … Chemie International Edition, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies to achieve spatiotemporal regulation of pre‐existing alkenes via external stimuli
are essential given the ubiquity of feedstock olefins in chemistry and their downstream …

Cobalt–N-heterocyclic carbene complexes in catalysis

SS Bera, M Szostak - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cobalt–N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes have emerged as an attractive class of 3d
transition metal catalysts for a broad range of chemical processes, including cross-coupling …

Cobalt–pincer complexes in catalysis

K Junge, V Papa, M Beller - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐noble metal catalysts based on pincer type compounds are of special interest for
organometallic chemistry and organic synthesis. Next to iron and manganese, currently …

Rare-earth supported nickel catalysts for alkyne semihydrogenation: chemo-and regioselectivity impacted by the Lewis acidity and size of the support

BL Ramirez, CC Lu - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bimetallic catalysts of nickel (0) with a trivalent rare-earth ion or Ga (III), NiML3 (where L is
[iPr2PCH2NPh]−, and M is Sc, Y, La, Lu, or Ga), were investigated for the selective …

Chromium-catalyzed stereodivergent E- and Z-selective alkyne hydrogenation controlled by cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene ligands

L Ling, C Hu, L Long, X Zhang, L Zhao, LL Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The hydrogenation of alkynes allows the synthesis of olefins, which are important feedstock
for the materials, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical industry. Thus, methods that enable …

trans-Hydrogenation, gem-Hydrogenation, and trans-Hydrometalation of Alkynes: An Interim Report on an Unorthodox Reactivity Paradigm

A Fürstner - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
cis-Delivery of H2 to the π-system of an unsaturated substrate is the canonical course of
metal catalyzed hydrogenation reactions. The semireduction of internal alkynes with the aid …

Cobalt-catalyzed and Lewis acid-assisted nitrile hydrogenation to primary amines: a combined effort

K Tokmic, BJ Jackson, A Salazar… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The selective hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines using a bench-stable cobalt
precatalyst under 4 atm of H2 is reported herein. The catalyst precursor was reduced in situ …