Activation of H–H, Si–H, and C–H bonds through σ-bond coordination has grown in the past
30 years from a scientific curiosity to an important tool in the functionalization of …

Silyl protection/deprotection of alcohols continues to play an important role in organic
synthesis. New silyl groups and methods for their introduction and removal are constantly …

An immobilized monophosphine− Ir system, which was prepared in situ from [Ir (OMe)(cod)]
2 and a silica-supported, compact phosphine, showed high activities and selectivities for the …

Supported phosphine-Rh systems, prepared in situ from silica-supported bridgehead
monophosphines and [Rh (OH)(cod)] 2, have enabled ortho-selective C–H borylation for a …

Gold hydride is a rare transition-metal species. Despite the fact that gold hydrides may be
key intermediates in several gold-catalyzed reactions, their chemical properties are not well …

Self‐organizing solid‐binding peptides on atomically flat solid surfaces offer a unique
bio/nano hybrid platform, useful for understanding the basic nature of biology/solid coupling …

A borate-containing caged triarylphosphine LX (X= Na or NBu4), featuring a 9-phospha-10-
boratriptycene framework, was synthesized and characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X …

Direct coupling of Si–H bonds has emerged as a promising strategy for designing
chemically and biologically useful organosilicon compounds. Heterogeneous catalytic …

Dinuclear metal complexes, especially (p‐cymene) ruthenium dichloride dimer {[RuCl2 (p‐
cymene)] 2}, have been found to exhibit high catalytic performance for the dehydrosilylation …

The production of methanol from the electrochemical reduction of CO2 is a promising
method of mitigating climate change while simultaneously producing a useful liquid fuel. In …