The alkyl group is the most common component of organic molecules and the most difficult
to selectively functionalize. The development of catalysts for dehydrogenation of alkyl …

Pincer complexes are becoming increasingly important for organometallic chemistry and
organic synthesis. Since numerous applications for such catalysts have been developed in …

Since the seminal reports by Shaw and co-workers in the mid-1970s, 1-7 the chemistry of
pincer-ligated transition-metal complexes has experienced tremendous development and …

The first general catalytic approach to effecting transfer hydrogenation (TH) of unactivated
alkenes using ethanol as the hydrogen source is described. A new NCP-type pincer iridium …

Conspectus The discovery and development of organometallic catalysts is of paramount
importance in modern organic synthesis, among which the ligand scaffolds play a crucial …

Methods for the conversion of both renewable and non-petroleum fossil carbon sources to
transportation fuels that are both efficient and economically viable could greatly enhance …

Functionalizing the recently developed porous materials such as porous organic frameworks
and coordination polymer networks with active homogeneous catalytic sites would offer new …

Catalytic alkane dehydrogenation is a reaction with tremendous potential for application. We
describe a highly active PSCOP‐pincer iridium catalyst for transfer dehydrogenation of cyclic …

The preparation, structure, dynamic behavior in solution, and reactivity of polyhydride
complexes of platinum group metals, described during the last three decades, are …

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 …