Cobalt has become increasingly attractive in homogeneous catalysis because of its unique
characteristics and outstanding catalytic performance in addition to being cheap and earth …

The catalytic olefin isomerization reaction is a highly efficient and atom-economic
transformation in organic synthesis that has attracted tremendous attention both in academia …

Full control over the selectivity of carbon–carbon double-bond migrations would enable
access to stereochemically defined olefins that are central to the pharmaceutical, food …

We report herein that thermodynamic and kinetic isomerization of alkenes can be
accomplished by the combination of visible light with Co catalysis. Utilizing Xantphos as the …

The catalytic isomerization of C–C double bonds is an indispensable chemical
transformation used to deliver higher-value analogues and has important utility in the …

Olefin isomerization is a significant transformation in organic synthesis, which provides a
convenient synthetic route for internal olefins and remote functionalization processes. The …

A unique Ir complex (tBuNCCP) Ir with the pyridine–phosphine pincer as the sole ligand,
featuring a dual agostic interaction between the Ir and two σ C− H bonds from a tBu …

Nitrile hydration provides access to amides that are important structural elements in organic
chemistry. Here we report catalytic nitrile hydration using ruthenium catalysts based on a …

We report a ruthenium-catalyzed tandem Guerbet–alkylation strategy for the valorization of
ethanol. The products of ethanol upgrading (higher-order alcohols) undergo subsequent C …

An additive-free manganese-catalyzed isomerization of terminal alkenes to internal alkenes
is described. This reaction is implementing an inexpensive nonprecious metal catalyst. The …