Herein, a phosphine-free pincer ruthenium (III) catalyzed β-alkylation of secondary alcohols
with primary alcohols to α-alkylated ketones and two different secondary alcohols to β …

An iron-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen strategy has been applied in the synthesis of β-
branched carbonyl compounds. Various secondary benzylic and aliphatic alcohols have …

We report a visible-light-induced iron-catalyzed α-alkylation of ketones. The photocatalytic
system is based on the single diaminocyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complex. Two …

The facile oxidation of alcohols to carboxylate salts and H2 is achieved using a simple and
readily accessible cobalt pincer catalyst (NNNHtBuCoBr2). The reaction follows an …

An assortment of aromatic ketones was successfully functionalized with a variety of
unactivated secondary alcohols that serve as alkylating agents, providing β-disubstituted …

Alcohols and nitrile functionalities have widespread applications in biochemical and
chemical synthesis. Catalytic transformations involving C–C bond formation relying on …

Herein, direct N, N-dialkylation of acylhydrazides using alcohols is reported. This catalytic
protocol provides one-pot synthesis of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical N, N …

Herein, we report a simple, efficient, and sustainable method for the synthesis of α‐alkylated
ketones and quinolines using a hydrogen‐borrowing strategy, which has emerged as a …

A ruthenium (II)-catalyzed highly selective Markovnikov hydrogenation of terminal epoxides
to secondary alcohols is reported. Diverse substitutions on the aryl ring of styrene oxides are …

Herein, unprecedented manganese-catalyzed direct α-alkenylation of amides using
alcohols is reported. Aryl amides are reacted with diverse primary alcohols, which provided …