C–H activation has surfaced as an increasingly powerful tool for molecular sciences, with
notable applications to material sciences, crop protection, drug discovery, and …

Catalytic transformation of ubiquitous C–H bonds into valuable C–N bonds offers an efficient
synthetic approach to construct N-functionalized molecules. Over the last few decades …

The chemistry of copper is extremely rich because it can easily access Cu0, CuI, CuII, and
CuIII oxidation states allowing it to act through one-electron or two-electron processes. As a …

Conspectus In recent years, carbon–hydrogen bond functionalization has evolved from an
organometallic curiosity to a tool used in mainstream applications in the synthesis of …

Disproportionation and comproportionation reactions have become increasingly important
electron transfer events in organometallic chemistry and catalysis. The renewed interest in …

Cu-catalysed arylation reactions devoted to the formation of C–C and C–heteroatom bonds
(Ullmann-type couplings) have acquired great importance in the last decade. This review …

Transition metal-mediated formation of C–N bonds is an essential synthetic methodology.
The discovery of the Chan–Lam amination provided a C–N bond forming process that was …

Direct conversion of methane (CH4) to C1–2 liquid oxygenates is a captivating approach to
lock carbons in transportable value-added chemicals, while reducing global warming …

Copper and palladium catalysts are critically important in numerous commercial chemical
processes. Improvements in the activity, selectivity and scope of these catalysts could …

Oxidation reactions are key transformations in organic chemistry because they can increase
chemical complexity and incorporate heteroatom substituents into carbon-based molecules …