Donor and donor–donor carbenes are two important kinds of carbenes, which have
experienced tremendous growth in the past two decades. This review provides a …

Research in the mid 1960s to early 1970s sparked an evolution in the approach of synthetic
chemists toward the assembly of molecules. Inspired by known Wacker-type processes in …

Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin have been the most important renewable
feedstock of the chemical industry in the past and in the present. A tremendous geographical …

The fascinating story of olefin (or alkene) metathesis (eq 1) began almost five decades ago,
when Anderson and Merckling reported the first carbonrcarbon double-bond rearrangement …

Catalysis has become increasingly important for the pharmaceutical industry. Catalysis is a
critical technology that enables economical and environmentally‐sound manufacturing …

N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, introduced as analogues to phosphines, are recently
getting wide attention in the design of diverse homogeneous catalytic systems. 1-6 During …

Discovered in 2005, cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbenes (CAACs) have led to numerous
discoveries in the field of ruthenium olefin metathesis, until then largely dominated by the …

This first handbook to focus solely on the application of N-heterocyclic carbenes in synthesis
covers metathesis, organocatalysis, oxidation and asymmetric reactions, along with …

The efficient regio-and stereoselective synthesis of tetrasubstituted olefins bearing four
different carbon-linked groups presents a particular challenge in organic synthesis. The …

Water is one of the most abundant molecules on earth. It is inexpensive, especially when
compared to organic solvents, nonflammable, and nontoxic, it has a large heat capacity, and …